to have a talk; to tell a story
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
news programme; news program
to change completely; to change suddenly
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
a second time; again; once more; twice
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
general; popular; common; typical
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
great war; great battle; world war
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(on) one's own; (by) oneself