special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
human relations; personal relationships
exchangeable; convertible; transferable; replaceable
to need; to call for; to require
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
association; union; guild
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
how can (one) do something
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace