(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
transcendence; excellence; superiority
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to surround; to crowd around
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
in this way; thus; such; uh...
our country; our land; one's own country
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
company president; manager; director
student advising; student guidance
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
birth; creation; formation
this is why; this means; it is the case that
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
leader; guide; mentor; coach
level of popularity (with the opposite sex); degree of attractiveness
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf