up until now; as recently as the present
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
memory; sense; experience
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
several minutes; a few minutes
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
convenient; handy; useful
tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)
to find out; to discover; to locate
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
junior high school student; middle school pupil
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
long ago; already; a long time ago
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
rucksack; knapsack; backpack