social life; social intercourse
particularly; only; in the case of
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
boasting of one's hometown
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
for example; for instance; e.g.
training; drill; practice; discipline
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
near oneself; close to one; familiar
human; human-like; as a person
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
natural calamity; disaster
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
armed forces; military; troops
putting into operation; invocation
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
how can (one) do something
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
freshly-ground (e.g. coffee, pepper); fresh ground
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
person who introduces someone; introducer