security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-US Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
stupid idiot; fool; moron
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
social; societal; societary
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
(extreme) mental weakness; fragile heart
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
game brain; damage to the prefrontal region of the brain caused by excessive playing of video games; theorized by physiologist Akio Mori
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
what name (esp. of a young male)
Makibashira (in The Tale of Genji)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
agreement; stipulation; article; clause
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
and yet; though; when; in spite of
innermost depths of one's heart
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be