mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
phantom; vision; illusion
one of these days; someday; one day
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to go along; to walk along; to follow
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
document; official papers
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
participation; joining; entry; adherence