colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
marking; grading; scoring
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
exclusive; antiforeign; xenophobic
national character; regional character
influence; clout; leverage
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
selection; choice; option
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
few decades; many decades; several decades
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
motherland; fatherland; native country
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
in one's own way or style
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
choices; alternatives; options
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
cruelty; hard-heartedness
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
danger; peril; hazard; risk
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
professor; teaching; instruction
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
naturally; of course; understandably