before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
final; eventual; ultimate
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
around the world; throughout the world
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
complete stranger; total stranger
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to collect; to assemble; to gather
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to recall; to remember; to recollect
at that time; in those days
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
the front; honest; upright; decent
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness