show; exhibition; spectacle
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
success; prosperity; boom
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be conspicuous; to stand out
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
how; in what way; by what means
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to leave something as it is
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
holding out a little longer
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)