on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
scenery; scene; landscape
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
training; drill; practice; discipline
by means of; due to; because of; according to
very likely; very probable
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
infancy; childhood; tender age
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
unique; peculiar; special
together; mutually; fellow
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
social; societal; societary
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
(social) position; status
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in