from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
reason; grounds; circumstances
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
description; describing; depicting
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
senility; dotage; decrepitude
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
every evening; night after night
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose