type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
unimpressive; unimpressed
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
craftsmanship; artisanship
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to escape from; to get out