leader; guide; mentor; coach
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
government office; agency; board
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
(social) position; status
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
development; exploitation
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in