nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
ripple (on water); wavelet
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
comparatively; relatively
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
absolute obedience; complete submission
wide turn; detour; the long way around
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
details; particulars; everything; every last detail
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to dance; to perform dance steps
unmarried; not yet married
blighted love; disappointed love
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to come into being; to be born
harm; injury; evil (influence)
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
patriarch; head of a family
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
preparation; arrangements
store; reserve; stock; savings
to care for someone; to look after someone