modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
difficult to read (e.g. obscure kanji)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
1000 ri; (a) long distance
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
Nagano (city, prefecture)
in the mountains; among the mountains
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
to make sure of the truth
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to be softened; to calm down
death penalty; capital punishment
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
the right person in the right place
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to assemble; to set up; to construct
planned; scheduled; systematic
difficult to ...; hard to ...
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...