wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
dealing with; coping with
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to behave well (of a child)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
social networking service; SNS
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to become better; to improve
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
understood; I see; OK; present; here
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
compelling force; legal force
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to become dim; to become blurred
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
spine; backbone; spinal column
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes