society; the world; the times
severe; strict; tough; hard
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible
sincere; earnest; serious
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
group; party; team; squad; section
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
hard disk (drive); hard drive
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)