race (of people); type of person
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to discuss; to talk together
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
older brother; elder brother
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
interior; inside; internal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
supreme; sublime; highest
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
variety show (e.g. on TV)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
dignity; majesty; sanctity