human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
countermeasure; counter-measure
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to investigate; to consider; to pat; to rub
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
those (near the second person)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
the first in history; only once in history
at the present time; as of now; at this time
all over Japan; throughout Japan
seriously addicted online game junky
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
baseball player; ballplayer
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
each prefecture; all prefectures
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
difficult to approach; inaccessible
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
several weeks; a few weeks
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy