culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
the other day; a few days ago
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
in this way; thus; such; uh...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
gem; jewel; precious stone
line; queue; procession; matrix
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
don't you think?; indicates question