world; society; people; the public
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
comparatively; relatively
to have meaning; to be meaningful
directionality; directivity
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
although I say; although one might say; although called
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
failure; mistake; blunder
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
will not do; do not; does not
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
conference room; place of assembly
space (room, area, outer space)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
while; even though; despite
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
in succession; one by one
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky