publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
common people; ordinary people; masses
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
well-bred; of good upbringing
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
heir; inheritor; successor
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
what kind of; what sort of; what
orphan; person without friends
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
transcendence; transcendency
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
at least; at most; (even) just
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
Beauty and the Beast (fairy tale)
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation