town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
dozens; scores of; decades
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
of course; certainly; naturally
social life; social intercourse
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
is something that; is that which
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
tall figure; high stature
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion