relatively; comparatively
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
frequency (of occurrence)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
the same generation; coeval
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
whispered conversation; whispering
ago; since; before; previous
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
vitality; (one's) life force
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)