attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
the last moment; the very end
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
fine performance; tour de force
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
hills and fields; countryside
to run around; to bustle about
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
for a while; for some time; for a period
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to complain; to make a complaint
this occasion; at this time; now
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
until now; so far; up to the present
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low