being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directional (e.g. microphone); -oriented
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
decision; determination; resolution
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
one day; (on) a certain day
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
residing; living; dwelling
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
pre-war days; before the war
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be in common; to have in common; to be in mutually understood; to be mutually connected; to have a link
in the future; another day; later
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
in the end; at the end of the day
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through