how; in what way; by what means
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
gossip; corner of the mouth
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(not so) much; (not) very
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to shake one's head (in denial)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
how can (one) do something
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
writing on someone's behalf
by means of; due to; because of; according to
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
port city; harbor city; harbour city
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
chief; main; principal; important
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
Japanese person; Japanese people
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase