at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
the literary world; literary circles
raising an army; launching business
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
spirit of a poem; true meaning of a poem
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
blood vessel; blood relationship
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to torment; to torture; to harass
innermost depths of one's heart
secret; private; surreptitious
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)