soon; shortly; nearly; almost
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
club activities; group activities
to work hard; to work diligently
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
desperation; struggle to the death
loop line; (transportation) belt line
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
younger scholar; future reference
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
prickling; stinging; tingling
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
refinement; narrowing-down
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master