festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
postwar period; period after Second World War
prohibition; inhibition; ban
government; administration; ministry
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
large number (of); many; majority
free speech; freedom of speech
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
political measures; policy
subscriber; reader; admirer
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
the other day; a few days ago
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
article; news story; report; account
encountering; facing; being confronted with; coming upon
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
based on; on the basis of