(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
close; intimate; on good terms
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
aptitude; aptness; suitability
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
close; intimate; on good terms
periodic; regular; routine
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
that is to say; so that means
plateau; tableland; eminence
consists of; comprises; is made up of
curse; spell; malediction
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
individual differences; personal equation
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy