nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
scene; view; prospect; outlook
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
social page (of newspaper); local news page
general news; miscellaneous news
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
by myself; in person; by oneself
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
intensive; concentrated; focused
establishment; settlement
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
considerably; greatly; a lot
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
sensitivity; susceptibility
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...