to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
information; experience; knowledge; observation
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
secret; private; surreptitious
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(some) more; even more; longer; further
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
dock; thorough physical examination
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
accumulation; accumulate; store
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
several times (as large, over)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
social; societal; societary
historic; historical; traditional
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
of course; certainly; naturally
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth