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the times; the world; society

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

opposite direction

3

moving tale; impressive tale

3

welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service

2

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

12

waiting for orders

3

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

6

new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

3

library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)

1

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

1

aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics

2

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

2

mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain

1

mountain road; mountain trail

1

to narrow (e.g. eyes)

1

valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine

2

biorhythm

1

downturn; decrement phase

1

having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell

1

household furnishings

1

housekeeper; maid

3

formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)

2

senior (e.g. at school)

8

class society; class-based society; hierarchical society

5

above average

1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

2

educator; teacher

1

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

3

sadism

1

rigorous distinction

1

rationalization; making (something) conform to reason; rationalization (of a company, industry, etc.); rationalisation; rationalization

1

postgraduate course; graduate course; graduate program; graduate school (of)

11

free (of charge); gratuitous

3

asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence

1

to weaken

1

eulogy; compliment

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

4

is it not so?

3

sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed

1

life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime

1

rule; regulation

5

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

1

periodic; regular; routine

1

health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination

1

lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely

1

set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line

2

pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"

1