surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
phantom; vision; illusion
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
even though; despite; when
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
conviction; belief; confidence
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
tone (of voice); manner of talking
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
copper plate; copperplate
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
university of arts; arts college
leaving school during a term
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
atelier; studio; workshop
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence