medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
sense of values; values; value system
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
choices; alternatives; options
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
coincident with; while; simultaneously
(social) position; status
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to look down on; to make light of
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
early marriage; marrying young
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...