direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to say; to be called; to do
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
pair; the two; both persons; both things