uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
orders; instructions; directive; command
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
sworn brother; buddy; pal
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to correct oneself; to restate
triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to intervene; to stop (something)
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
criminality; criminal propensity
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess