almost; roughly; approximately
coincident with; while; simultaneously
apathy; lethargic state; state of lassitude
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
willpower; energy; vitality
anything and everything; just about everything
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to subsist; to keep on living
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
actor; actress; player; performer
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
window; window (shop display)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
wedded life; married life
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
female university student; female college student
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
superiority complex; sense of superiority
homeless; homeless person
(social) position; status
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)