origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
present-day science; modern science
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
how long; how far; how much
sunlight; rays of the Sun
urban areas; the streets; town; city
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to throw away; to abandon
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
time; season; period; phase; stage
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
the way back; the way home; return trip
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
other side; opposite side; other party
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
since some time or another; since who-knows-when