(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
such; like that; in that way
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to live; to reside; to inhabit
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
striking; remarkable; considerable
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
national border; provincial border
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to bring; to take; to bring about
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
firmly rooted; deep-seated