to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
tradition; legend; folklore
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
what if (as in "what if" stories)
addition; appendix; note; supplement
to state; to express; to mention
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
military history; military annals
opinion; point of view; visual point
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to detain; to check; to restrain
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
clerk; office worker; office staff
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
unless one ...; if one does not ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance