one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
spoken language; colloquial expression
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
the future; future prospects
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
surface of the earth; ground surface
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
corridor; hallway; passageway
cartographic information; information from a map
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
copier; copy machine; photocopier
document; official papers
along; parallel to; in accordance with
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect