(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
mental; spiritual; emotional
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
ago; since; before; previous
company president; manager; director
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
sense of values; values; value system
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
immediately; right away; on the spot
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
one's house; one's home; one's family
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
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
honorific/polite/humble prefix
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside