to speak; to hear a voice
blank period; window period; interregnum
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
world; society; people; the public
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
still; as yet; as it has been
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
indeed; really; truly; very much
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to emphasize; to attach importance to
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
nature; property; disposition
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class