to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
corrosion; etching; action of acid; rot; rust; erosion
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
genuine; authentic; true; real
protest; refutation; pleading
place; room; margin; scope
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
nonetheless; nevertheless
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
determination; resolution
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
scoundrel; rascal; villain
sales message; sales copy
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
tool; implement; means; furniture
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
act of violence; violent behavior
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly