unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
ancestor; forefather; foremother
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
application; request; petition
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
voting; ballot; poll; vote
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
settlement; solution; resolution
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
election campaign strategy; election tactics
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
electricity; (electric) light
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble