world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
Japanese person; Japanese people
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
one's every action; every single move
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
24 hours; twenty-four hours
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
capable of anything; liable to do
depravity; corruption; degradation
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
French; French food; French cuisine
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
small grain; small stature or ability
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on