sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
recollection; reminiscence
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
modern man; modern person; modernist
self-consciousness; self-awareness
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
reality; actuality; hard fact
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
something like ...; something called ...
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
error; mistake; slip; bug
action; operation; effect; function
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
everyday life; daily life
to come from; to have roots in
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort