attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
ultimate; final; last; eventual
counter for choices, options, etc.
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
solitude; loneliness; isolation
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
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.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening and shutting; opening and closing
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to live; to make a living; to get on with
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
enterprise; business; company; corporation
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to need; to call for; to require
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
gathering edible wild plants
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say