limited; limiting; restrictive
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
genuine; authentic; true; real
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
to be remembered; to go down in history
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
gazing at (in wonderment)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
in history; ever; historical
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
unprecedented; record-breaking
experimental phenomenology
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
be (that) as it may; having said that
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
if it is (the case that ...)
every single word and phrase; word by word
very much; exceedingly; extremely
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
true character; real nature