fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
just one person; only one
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to affect; to impact; to influence
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
digression; many divergences
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
righteousness; justice; right
gender; distinction of sex; sex
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
together with; same; both; all; including ...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
good; goodness; right; virtue
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
revival; restoration; resuscitation
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so