change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
the way back; the way home; return trip
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to do together; to share; to participate in
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
one end; an end; part; fragment
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to