reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
(one's) current position; current location; present position
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
moment by moment; hour by hour
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
festival; feast; carnival
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
calm; composed; leisurely
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
difficult to ...; hard to ...
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
son of a bitch; piece of shit
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
study; learning; tutorial
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy