self-affirmation; self-approval
property; fortune; means; assets
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
outrageous lie; outright lie
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
silence; stillness; quietness
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to be consistent; to be coherent
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
be (that) as it may; having said that
troublesome; annoying; complicated
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes