change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
compassionate; sympathetic
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
the front; honest; upright; decent
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
gem; jewel; precious stone
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
call; summons; convening; convocation
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
don't you think?; indicates question
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
very likely; very probable
but; however; although; though
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
agricultural community; farm village; rural
that day; the very same day
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden