trend; tendency; movement; attitude
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to think too much; to be over-concerned
precondition; prerequisite
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out