to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
this or that person; anybody; many people
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
joke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to establish; to formulate
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
characteristic; feature; special quality
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to emphasize; to attach importance to
critic; reviewer; commentator
importance; emphasis; stress
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
various countries; several countries
Europe and America; the West
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
concession; conciliation; compromise
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily