good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
youthful; young; young-looking
birth; creation; formation
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
myself; yourself; I; me; you
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
ago; since; before; previous
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
originally; by nature; from the start
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace