observation; survey; watching
personality; character; individuality; personhood
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to become settled; to be fixed
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
top of the head; crown of the head
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
series of battles; successive battles
consecutive victories; series of victories
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work