nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
government; administration
large amount of money; great cost
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
serious; not joking; straight
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to go numb; to have pins and needles
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
head; brains; intellect; understanding
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way