brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
stillness; repose; standing still
inclination; tendency; nature; character
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
distress; wretched condition
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
above-mentioned; above-named; above
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
pre-existing; already there; conventional
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(physical) growth; development
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own