stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
standing on bicycle pedals (out of the saddle); standing on a swing
mission; delegation; transmission
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
double; twice (as much); twofold
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to live through; to survive
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
selflessness; unselfishness
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
incarnation of selfishness; lump of avarice
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic