excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
stirring; slight movement
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
much less; to say nothing of
fast-talking; rapid talking
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous