to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
counter for generations; epoch
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
difficult to ...; hard to ...
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
property; fortune; assets
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
superior; excellent; fine
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to forget completely; to leave behind
product past its prime; TV show, video game, etc. that has jumped the shark
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to snatch from; to steal from
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money