global scale; worldwide scale
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to make merry; to be festive
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
belief; faith; conviction
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
(having an) overactive imagination; tendency to get lost in one's imagination
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
gradually; slowly but steadily
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
separate; scattered; apart
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
maid; helper; help; assistance
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
nice; good; well-executed