unification; centralization; centralisation
sense of values; values; value system
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
monistic; unitary; unified; centralized; centralised
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to be intimate with; to befriend
infancy; childhood; tender age
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
preschool education; early childhood education
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
tide; current; tendency; trend
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
practice; practising; training; study
department store; department
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
aquatic products; fisheries
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
very; much; greatly; a lot of
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
in a sense; in some way; to an extent