commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
one by one; one after another; successively
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
just the other day; quite recently
very small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
to be in danger of; to be liable to
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
writing (e.g. as a profession)
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
work; business; company; study
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
blur; blurred; indistinct
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
moving tale; impressive tale
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
end of life; death; annihilation