to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
feelings; thoughts; meaning
deviation; departure; omission
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
individualism; egoism; selfishness
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to continue (going along some trend)
to be prolonged; to drag on
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
product; produce; result; fruit
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
vitality; energy; dynamism
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person