firm promise; definite promise
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
leadership; initiative; spearhead
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
selection; choice; option
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
even more; still more; further
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
modern Japanese; current written style
history of Japan; Japanese history
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
person being waited for; person who waits
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to approach; to draw near
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement