society; the world; the times
to talk; to chat; to chatter
natural; intrinsic; from birth
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
righteousness; justice; right
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
to happen to meet; to come across
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to get out of bed; to show a leg
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
longed-for; anxiously awaited
reproachful; hateful; bitter
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
equality; uniformity; evenness
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
beyond that point; after that
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour