far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
billow; surge; large wave
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
returning tit for tat; retaliating
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
personification; impersonation; embodiment
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
private school; non-government school
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
radio programme; radio program
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to gather; to collect; to assemble
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
connection; link; relationship
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
depopulation; declining population
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
environment; circumstance