society; the world; the times
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
society; public; community; social studies
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
Japanese person; Japanese people
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
of no interest; not interested
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
scattered here and there; at intervals
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
last night; yesterday evening
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
imagination; supposition; guess
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up