self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
tomfoolery; monkey business
study; learning; tutorial
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
small fraction; small proportion
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to bungle; to make things awkward
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
presumption; assumption; estimation
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
composed expression; clear face
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
going to the United States