on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to comfort; to console; to amuse
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
overlooking; turning a blind eye
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
war; fighting; fierce competition
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
moving about; stirring about
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image