big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
combating organized crime; elimination of criminal gangs
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
relation; connection; relevance
materials; data; document
to collect; to assemble; to gather
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
traditional; conventional
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
Korean person (esp. North Korean); Korean people
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics