slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
good news; happy news; glad tidings
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
life and death; life or death
both (people); the two of them
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to be able to manage somehow or other
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
massing (of troops); gathering
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to join forces; to cooperate