to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to rise; to erect; to get up
training; drill; practice; discipline
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
royal capital; imperial capital
commerce; trade; business
center; centre; metropolis
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
without; but if; otherwise; or else
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to give an impression; to make an impression
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
street stall; stand; booth
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
belief; faith; conviction
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address