bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
degenerate; pervert; deviant
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
discovery; detection; finding
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
healthy; sound; wholesome
starvation; famine; hunger
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
(period of) a year; during an era
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
school education; formal education
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; restless wandering
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
as many (people) as possible
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
educator; teacher; educationalist
state of mind; mentality; psychology
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
author; writer; novelist; artist
from ... to; between ... and; or
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned