metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
family structure; family composition; family makeup
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
country; territory; domain; realm
scale; scope; plan; structure
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
higher rank; better position
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
armed might; military power; the sword; force
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
whole nation; whole land; whole country
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
research and development; R&D
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
research; study; investigation