love affair; sensual pleasures
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
marshland; wetland; swampland
to gain weight; to put on weight
vicious circle; vicious cycle
behind with everything; too late; reactive
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
east, west, south and north
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
society; public; community; social studies
secret; private; surreptitious
great difference; big difference; wide margin
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
fields (of rice and other crops)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
place to go; place one can go
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)