popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
no, not like that (but like this)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
thought; consideration; thinking
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop walking; to pause
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
several weeks; a few weeks
hostility; antagonism; opposition
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
the world in general; society; convention
inheritance; something given or received
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
final; eventual; ultimate
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout