exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
moment by moment; hour by hour
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
normalcy; normality; normal
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
agricultural community; farm village; rural
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
depression; recession; slump
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
speech; expression; wording; language
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
railroad corporation; railway company
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate