(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
in this manner; in this way; like this
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
destination (one is heading towards); goal
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to be touching; to be moving
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
something; some kind of; for some reason
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
hero; manly person; warrior
rule by military force; military rule; (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
having not the slightest idea
finishing blow; coup de grâce
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into