participation; joining; entry; adherence
small number; few; minority
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
serious; not joking; straight
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
proper; right; reasonable
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
mediator; manager; caretaker
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
undisputed; entirely; perfect
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
interference; meddling; butting in
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
high rating; good reputation
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
now that; since; so long as; because
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
to give; to do (something) for
impossible; unlikely; improbable
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
according to plan; as planned; on target
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
due form; official; formality
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly