deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
piece of meat; cut of meat
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
to prostrate oneself (before)
to sprout; to put forth buds
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
midwinter; dead of winter
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
area; region; district; locality
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to have a smattering knowledge of
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
general framework; broad outline; rough idea; generally; broadly; in broad terms
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
sexual discrimination; sexism
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
quickly; swishing; whooshing
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)