natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
change in appearance; transformation
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to take up one's residence
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
license; licence; permission; driver's license
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths