force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
happy-go-lucky fellow; easygoing and indifferent person; pococurante
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
helper; assistant; help; assistance
number of copies; circulation
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
after school (at the end of the day)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
in the city; within the city
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
practice; practising; training; study