China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
how many people; a number of people
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
talk; recital; narration; topic
just because; even if; even though
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
just the other day; quite recently
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise