tips of one's hair; hair ends
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
made in Japan; Japanese-made
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
fresh wound; fresh bruise
emotional scars; mental trauma
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
how can (one) do something
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
(very) patient; persevering
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
Shinmeikai Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to get help; to enlist aid
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
awareness; realization; noticing