society; public; community; social studies
important person; strategic person; key figure
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
great hurry; great haste; rush
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
stretcher; litter; gurney
man; male; masculine gender
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
both (people); the two of them
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
to be helpful; to be useful
people; citizens; subjects; folk
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block