left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
children's song; nursery rhyme
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
close-cropped head; bald hill
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
this and that; one thing and another
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
alone; by oneself; on one's own
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
results; record; grades; marks
decline; fall; decay; withering
way; course; the only way
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
preparatory course; preparatory department
two times; twice; two degrees
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course