civilized world; civilised world
amount of precipitation; precipitation
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
stingy; cheap; very frugal
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
business; work; operations; service; duties
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
to make one's heart flutter
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator
middle period; medium-term
authority; power; function
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
just; right; pure; genuine; truth