example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to grimace; to make a wry face
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
depravity; corruption; degradation
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to pay attention; to be watchful
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
easy to read; legible; clear
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
distant; remote; isolated
interference; intervention; meddling
greatest common divisor; GCD
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
all people; everybody; ten thousand people