literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
sympathetic magic; homeopathic magic; imitative magic
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
divine nature; spirituality
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
this (very thing); this precisely
high dimension; higher dimensions
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
quite; utterly; really; completely
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
to be touching; to be moving
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
system; institution; organization; organisation
customary; conventional; usual
custom; practice; convention; precedent
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to jump up and down; to hop
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
the question remains; it comes into question
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate