explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to have an eye on; to zero in on
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
good humour (humor); good mood
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
sidewalk café; footpath café
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
morning; forenoon; just before noon
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
remarkable; striking; obvious
to become pale; to turn pale
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
woman; female; feminine gender
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears