plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
another thing; other things; another man's property
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to pierce through; to break through
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
carrying voice; well-projected voice
recitation; reciting from memory
main cause; primary factor
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
innocent; cherubic; childlike
one end; an end; part; fragment
to stare back (at); to glare back
to be tired of looking at
to head home; to leave for home
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)