fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
individual; private person; personal; natural person
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to put into effect; to put into practice
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to refuse; to decline; to deny
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
one's own car; privately owned car
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
if you do this; if this is the case
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society