almost every day; almost daily
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
in terms of; from the point of view of
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
home area; home town; local
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
tradition; legend; folklore
high mountain; alpine mountain
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to get going; to start off
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find