to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
depiction; description; portrayal
author; writer; novelist; artist
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
establishment; settlement
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
serious look (on one's face); straight face
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
this occasion; at this time; now
reward; honorarium; remuneration
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
way; method; means; resource; course
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
the more (people) fight, the closer they are; those who quarrel most are often the best of friends
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction