manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
split; division; break up
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
natural calamity; disaster
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
otherwise; or else; if not
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
this world; this life; world of the living
human intellect; knowledge
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
world; society; people; the public
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to stay (at); to stop (at)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
one way or the other; either way
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
outside of; not covered by
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on