elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
social unrest; public anxiety
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
district; section; sector
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
(hair) rinse; (hair) conditioner
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
living thing; organism; creature; biology
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
otherwise; or else; if not
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to be perturbed; to be agitated
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious