opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
how; in what way; how about
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
on the way back; returning
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
preference; priority; precedence
refutation; repudiation; objection
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
posterity; future generations
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
desperation; self-abandonment
to engage in a heated discussion
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
silence; stillness; quietness
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
mind of the emperor; inner feelings of the emperor
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to be worried; to be troubled
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to change hands; to be succeeded
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)