inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
society; the world; the times
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
ancestor; forefather; foremother
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
several years; a few years
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
curse; spell; malediction
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
meaning; significance; sense
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
had better ...; had better not ...
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
immediately; right away; on the spot
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
custom; habit; customary practice
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
item; something that one "just has to have"