in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
modern person; people of today
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
how; in what way; how about
German-speaking countries; German language sphere
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
center; centre; metropolis
conservative mainstream (in Japan assoc. with LDP faction of Shigeru Yoshida)
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
master; masterhand; maestro
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
retainer; vassal; servant
life; living; I; me; student
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
music director; musical director
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on