first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
reform; reformation; reorganization
duty; obligation; responsibility
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
order; sequence; procedure
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
on the occasion of; at the time of
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
smoothly; easily; readily
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient