pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
race (of people); type of person
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
in the end; at the end of the day
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
twice; again; second time
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
another time; some other time
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
effect; result; worth; use; avail
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
modesty; humility; being humble
good-quality; superior in quality
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally