machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sense of values; values; value system
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
that is to say; so that means
standard value; reference value; nominal value
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
surroundings; environs; circumference
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
unfortunately; regrettably
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
major subject; special study
research; study; investigation
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
casualties; the killed and wounded
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away