present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
(in) her way; peculiar to her
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
free (of charge); gratuitous
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
severe criticism; damnation
8000; eight thousand; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to recall; to remember; to recollect
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production