though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
sincere; earnest; serious
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
process; course; mechanism
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
sleepover; overnight stay
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
conviction; belief; confidence
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
mass communication; mass media
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded