to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
change; transition; vicissitudes
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
needless to say; it goes without saying
beyond imagination; unimaginable
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
while; even though; despite
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
idealistic thought (argument)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
pessimism; weariness with life
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
human intellect; knowledge
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
official announcement; proclamation
arm; skill; efforts; ability
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold