the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
imagination; supposition; guess
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
if you think about it; come to think of it
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
simply; merely; only; solely
foreign; abroad; overseas
Europe and America; the West
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to attempt; to test; to try out
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to dance; to perform dance steps
general; popular; common; typical
Japanese person; Japanese people
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
sphere; circle; range; category
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
how; in what way; by what means
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
more than friends, less than lovers
this is why; this means; it is the case that