recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to say no more; to sink into silence
fifth day of the month; five days
duty; function; office; mission; task
influential person; man of importance
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
(the art of) storytelling
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
real experience; actual observations
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
proposal; offer; request; application
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
article; news story; report; account
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
printing type; movable type; printed text; print