to come and go; to go back and forth
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
-less; lacking; non-existing
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to add (to); to add on; to append
serious; not joking; straight
three; three years of age
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
common knowledge; well-known fact
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
sympathy; empathy; response
not caring; not giving a damn
discriminatory; discriminative
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
university of arts; arts college
to take; to catch; to capture
originally; by nature; from the start
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
stairs; stairway; staircase
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school