society; the world; the times
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to attempt; to test; to try out
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
forcibly; against one's will
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
after a long time; for the first time in a while
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
material; substance; matter
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to bring; to take; to bring about
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
battlefield; battleground