early detection (of an illness)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
self-defense; self-defence
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
adopted daughter; foster daughter
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
guardian; protector; patron; parent
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to keep away; to keep at a distance
is something that; is that which
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
papermaking; paper manufacture
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
results; record; grades; marks
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
in spite of; regardless of
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
wicked tongue; abusive language
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering