culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
unpredictability; element of surprise
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to be worried; to be troubled
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
insight; power of observation
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be opposite; to face each other
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
duty; obligation; responsibility
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement