passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
existence; possession; having; limited company
English (language); English
practice test; practice exam; mock exam
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
every year; yearly; annually
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to shake; to sway; to waver
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to join forces; to cooperate
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to be lacking in options; to be too few