pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
will not do; do not; does not
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
observation; survey; watching
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
discovery; detection; finding
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
with these words; while saying
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
at that time; in those days
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
striking; remarkable; considerable
decrease; reduction; decline
judgment; judgement; discernment
very much; very many; more and more
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)