to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
Japanese person; Japanese people
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
whereabout; about where; how much
national traits or character; nationality
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be too late; to be too slow
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
person of common sense; common sense man
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
all over Japan; throughout Japan
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment