the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
just one person; only one
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to despair of; to see the vanity of
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
contract; compact; agreement
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
witnessing; observing; sighting
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate