mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
courting; wooing; making advances
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
Nobel Prize in Literature
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
latter half of one's life
dozens; scores of; decades
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
harmony; concord; consonance
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to join together; to combine; to join up
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
early (days); initial stage; initial
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
creation; Creation (by God)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive