composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to some extent; to a certain extent
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
final; eventual; ultimate
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
when it becomes; when it comes to
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to keep a watchful eye on
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the place for; the time for; the level of
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)