every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
of course; certainly; naturally
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to some extent; to a certain extent
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
these guys; these fellows
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
one day; (on) a certain day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity