new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
influence; clout; leverage
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
imprisonment; incarceration
to add (to); to add on; to append
understanding; comprehension
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
curfew; lockdown; grounding
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
leading; guiding; commanding
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
failure story; horror story
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape