making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to get help; to enlist aid
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
contemporary novel; modern novel
ideological slant; aspect of thought; intellectual character
fiction; fabrication; concoction; falsework (scaffolding, etc.)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
pigment; paint; colour; color
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
transcendence; transcendency
living thing; organism; creature; biology
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to be too numerous; to be too much
commonplace; ordinary; trite; informal and easy to understand (of writing, etc.)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on