society; public; community; social studies
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
natural; reasonable; understandable
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to come and go; to go back and forth
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
the world in general; society; convention
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
several minutes; a few minutes
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
establishment; settlement
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
dukedom; duchy; principality
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan