to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
human rights; civil liberties
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Japanese person; Japanese people
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be conspicuous; to stand out
exactly as stated; verbatim
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
genuine article; real thing; real deal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
mental; spiritual; emotional