comparatively; relatively
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
suddenly; all of a sudden
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
outsider; someone outside of a group
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
observation; survey; watching
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
really; truly; indeed; good grief
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
self-consciousness; self-awareness
pride; dignity; self-respect
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
two colours; two varieties; two types
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by