to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to be sooty; to be stained
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to surge; to well up; to gush out
man; male; masculine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
after that (a substantive change occurred)