trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
other than; excluding; without
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
to keep secret; to conceal
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to come back; to bloom a second time
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
type of occupation; occupational category
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
messenger; envoy; emissary