to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
only recently; just of late
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
instead; but (on the other hand)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
value; worth; virtue; blessing
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to play a leading role; to play a central part
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
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
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
letting (someone) die without helping
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards