each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
government; administration; statesmanship
token (effort); something done for form's sake
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
it's not like; it isn't as if
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
self-consciousness; self-awareness
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
name; given name; first name
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
place; room; margin; scope
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable