originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
convenience; user-friendliness
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
successive generations; successive emperors
class; heading; group; category
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
live music or performance
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
leisure facility (e.g. amusement park)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
sense of values; values; value system
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
that's the way it is; such is life
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen