to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to step firmly; to harden by treading
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
autumn, season of good appetite
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
difficult to approach; inaccessible
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
delusion; trick of the imagination
what people say; rumours; public opinion
physical strength; muscle strength
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
image; figure; figure; form; image
children's story; fairy tale
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
another species; other species
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability