one's younger days; when one was young
completion; perfection; accomplishment
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
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
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
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reading aloud; recitation
for a while; for some time; for a period
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
acceleration; speeding up
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing