lately; recently; these days
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
disintegration; self-destruction
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
true character; true heart; true spirit
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
how many people; a number of people
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to be dead; to be lifeless
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
one's impression of a product after trying it out; feel of a product (during use); usability; signs of use (of a product); wear and tear
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
man fit for the post; right person
suitable person; fit person; the fit
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit