any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
for example; for instance; e.g.
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
guess; speculation; supposition
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian
oppression; suppression; pressure
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to repeat; to do over again
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to hold fast; to protect to the end
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone