hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(political) power; authority; influence
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
is that so?; I see; right; oh
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
disclosure; exposure; revelation
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack