growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
the West; the Occident; Western countries
movie; film; motion picture
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
person who is ...; thing that is ...
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
little by little; bit by bit
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
master; teacher; stable master
oversight; omission; mistake
direct connection; direct link
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
as much as one can; as much as possible
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
bronze statue; bronze sculpture
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
favorite; favourite; habitually used
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want