bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
combination technique in Judo
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
more than usual; especially; particularly
core; core; hardcore; all-out
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
new registration; registering for the first time
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.