graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
motherland; fatherland; native country
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
to be found; to be discovered
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
environment; circumstance
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
made in Japan; Japanese-made
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
import; importation; introduction; afferent