ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to communicate with each other; to understand each other; to be mutually understood; to be connected
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
little by little; bit by bit
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
chignon (ladies' hairstyle)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
brand-new article; new item
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
night view; night skyline; nightscape
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)