in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
chief; main; principal; important
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
computerization; computerisation
globalization; globalisation
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
excessive; too much; unreasonable
to step forward; to volunteer
clearing one's throat; cough
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
a long time ago; in those days
town; city; municipal; urban
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
does not; can not; will not
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
Yamato Takeru; 12th Emperor of Japan, who dressed as a maidservant in a successful plot to kill the leaders of the Kumaso tribe in Kumamoto
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
whatever (the case may be)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to the end; entirely; in full
abusive language; violent language; wild words
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
historical; traditional; historic
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services