clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
true state; actual condition; reality
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
have to do; must; should; ought to
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
literature; books (reference); document
world; society; people; the public
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to need; to demand; to take; to require
any more; any further; any better; any longer
too much; excessively; too
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
specialization; specialisation
useless; vain; aimless; idle
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
ago; since; before; previous
done; just done; just finished
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
single word; a few words; brief comment
jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)