society; public; community; social studies
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
common people; ordinary people; masses
tendency; trend; inclination
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to keep a watchful eye on
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
classification; categorization; sorting
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
watchdog; chaperone; watcher