rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
attendance; presence; appearance
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
the present regime; the existing regime
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method