this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
desperation; struggle to the death
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
whispering into a person's ear
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
major label debut (recording)
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
relatively; comparatively
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area