influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
and then; and so; and; so then
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
feeling; sense; impression
oppression; suppression; pressure
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
form; shape; figure; visage
victim; injured party; sufferer
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
shall ...; to assume; to suppose