dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; card game similar to President
to laugh at someone scornfully; to scoff at
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
attendance (at school); going to school
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
much less; to say nothing of
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
surroundings; environs; circumference
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
environment; surroundings; circumstances
dissolute mind; hardened heart
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
solitude; loneliness; isolation
night view; night skyline; nightscape
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to support each other; to support one another
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to make an appeal; to urge
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear