society; public; community; social studies
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
charming; fascinating; attractive
to care for someone; to look after someone
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
sympathy; empathy; response
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
serious; severe; grave; acute
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment