which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove
tough on the outside but soft at heart
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
evaporation; dispersion; dissipation
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
crude; immature; unpolished
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
report; notification; registration
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
talent for poetry; poetic genius
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up
not yet known; unknown; strange
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
disapproval; disagreement
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
German silver; nickel silver; silver coinage imported to Japan during the late Edo and early Meiji periods
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature