to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
fluent (in a language); flowing
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
difference; variation; difference
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
mobilization; mobilisation
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
throughput; processing power
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
extremely; terrifically; super
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
maintenance; preservation; improvement
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
scale; scope; plan; structure
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota