life; living; I; me; student
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
new student; freshman; first-year student
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be surprised; to be astonished
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
sword skills; swordsmanship
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to some extent; to a certain extent
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still