inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
now that; since; so long as; because
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
for example; for instance; e.g.
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
personal history; background; career
memories; recollections; reminiscence
that is to say; so that means
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable