to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
jewel; precious stone; gem
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation