needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
poverty problem; poverty issue
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
oligopoly; control of a market
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
oracle; revelation; divine message
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
as much as one can; as much as possible
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
society; public; community; social studies