uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
senior high school; high school
to lead a life; to live a life
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
convenient; handy; useful
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
upper half of the body; upper body
general idea; concept; notion
firmly rooted; deep-seated
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
war; fighting; fierce competition
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to leave as is; to ignore
impossible to do (although wants to)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger