of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
warmly; cordially; with tender care
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
back country; remote countryside
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
how long; how far; how much
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
armchair theory; impracticable theory
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
in the end; at the end of the day
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
the reverse; other side; lining
enemy's strength or fighting power
cooperation; coordination; link
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter