citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to search for; to seek for; to look for
living thing; living creature; animal; life
genuine; authentic; true; pure
to like; to love; to be fond of
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
westerlies; prevailing westerlies
rotation (on an axis); rotation (under its own power)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
eastern part; the east (of a region)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
but; however; although; though
pride; dignity; self-worth
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
primary cause; main factor
how much; how many; no matter how (much); however; (not) many; (not) much
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
(present) head of a family
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice