the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
refining; purification; careful manufacture
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
outsider; layman; amateur
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
long time; several hours; long spell
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
fundamental knowledge; the basics
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
indeed; really; truly; very much
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
our country; our land; one's own country
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
influence; clout; leverage
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
world; society; people; the public
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
more than usual; especially; particularly
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why