feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
to affect; to impact; to influence
the lower classes; the common people
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to make merry; to be festive
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
true state; actual condition; reality
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
copying (by hand); transcribing
work; business; company; study
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
bookbinding; binding (a book)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to spend time (on doing something)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
finish; end; completion; result
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
support; backing; aid; assistance
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
author; writer; novelist; artist