influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
experient; person who has experienced something
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
one end; an end; part; fragment
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to blow off; to be blown off
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to entrust; to leave to a person
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early (days); initial stage; initial
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
generation; lifetime; age
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
tradition; legend; folklore
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
worst; poor and boring; uncool
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
looking on; remaining a spectator
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to grow taller (of people)