society; public; community; social studies
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to grow up; to become an adult
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
in comparison to; rather than
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)