like this; this sort; this way
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to push aside; to push one's way through
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
being startled; getting a shock
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
either way; in any case; one way or another
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
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)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
in spite of; regardless of
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn