no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
in that way; like that; that way
bragging; showing off; pride
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to grow up; to become an adult
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
independent action; acting alone
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
being left out; being ostracized
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
(Japanese) empress; queen
this occasion; at this time; now
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects