the text; the main clause; the main part of a document
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
different culture; foreign culture
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
ardent; passionate; vehement
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
unprecedented; never seen before
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen