essence; true nature; substance; reality
to walk in on; to tread upon
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
that; the matter in question
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
world; society; people; the public
practice; practising; experience
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
environment; circumstance
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
senior high school student
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
after that; afterwards; thereafter
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be all out; to exhaust
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be helpful; to be useful
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp