in the same manner as before; the same as always
individual; private person; personal; private
donation; contribution; offering
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the other day; a few days ago
article; news story; report; account
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
postwar period; period after Second World War
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
very hungry; starving; ravenous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)