indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
notice; attention; observation
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)