able to criticize but not to create (criticise)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
believer in materialism; materialist
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
root; source; origin; cause
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be manageable; to be able to handle
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down