(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to be found; to be discovered
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
story; tale; talk; discussion
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
sincere; earnest; serious
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
such ... as; or some such
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
finding employment; getting a job
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
antiquity; the previous era
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation