to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
front; frontage; facade; main
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be surprised; to be astonished
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
general idea; concept; notion
God; god; ace; king; superior person
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
background research; research into the period
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
oracle; revelation; divine message
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe