slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to be consistent; to be coherent
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
one cause; one reason; one factor
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
end of war; cessation of hostilities
urbanization; urbanisation
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
to be erected; to be built
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
Asian countries; Asian nations
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel