clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
invitation; introduction; temptation
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
it is not (like that) either
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
these days; nowadays; recently
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
another thing; exception; special case
history of; experience of
few decades; many decades; several decades
reality; actuality; hard fact
distinction; differentiation; classification
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing