to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
moment by moment; hour by hour
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
clearing one's throat; cough
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion