character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
at that time; in those days
self-torturing; masochistic
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
self-development; self-enlightenment
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
implication; connotation; (logical) implication; material conditional; material consequence
translational equivalent; equivalent word in translation
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
department (faculty) of literature
student (esp. a university student)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
notice; attention; observation
word game; wordplay; playing with words
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
action of making something; -ification
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
Wonderland (fictional locale created by author Lewis Carroll)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona