flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
absorption; suction; attraction
our country; our land; one's own country
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
antiforeignism; exclusionism; exclusivism; chauvinism
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
traditional; conventional
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to look forward to something
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to take a firm stand; to argue about
in person; personally; directly
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
personal; individual; private
those (near the second person)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be embarrassed for a reply
place; room; margin; scope
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering