after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
in one's own way or style
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
war; fighting; fierce competition
frequency (of occurrence)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
war; battle; match; game; competition
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
both; both sides; both parties
management; administration; operation
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry