detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
communication skills; communication ability
ability; capability; skill
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
something like ...; something called ...
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
thought; consideration; thinking
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
every year; yearly; annually
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
festival; feast; carnival
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
go that far; to that extent
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out