to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations
morally; from the moral point of view
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
young literary enthusiast
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
in terms of; from the point of view of
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
normalcy; normality; normal
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
pressure; oppression; suppression
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
only recently; just of late
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line