majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
Japanese person; Japanese people
(period of) a year; during an era
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
that is to say; so that means
one's own child; one's own children
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to take back; to recapture
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
selection; choice; option
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
self-consciousness; self-awareness