world; society; people; the public
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
image; figure; figure; form; image
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
such; like that; that sort of
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
for this very reason; that is exactly why
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
beginning; opening; start; outset
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive