(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
junior high school student; middle school pupil
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
interests and preferences
region; limits; stage; level
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
now that you say that; now that you mention it
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
richly colored; richly coloured
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip