generation; the world; the age
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
all one has; all one's possessions
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to be injured; to sustain a wound
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
thicket; coppice; brushwood
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
iron rust; iron hydroxide
(death from) starvation; starving to death
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
sound (of a sentence); euphony
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
cheap article; poor quality article
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
capacity; volume; capacitance
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)