as; because; with; due to
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
side ponytail (hairstyle)
mike stand; microphone stand
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
and then; and so; and; so then
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
set of three; three sets; three classes
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
political measures; policy
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
system; institution; organization; organisation
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
scale; scope; plan; structure
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)