frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to grow up; to become an adult
how many years; how long; what year
how long; how far; how much
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
deep emotion; strong feelings
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
in the face of; in defiance of
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms