instability; insecurity; crankiness
bento; Japanese box lunch
club activities; extracurricular activities
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
secret; private; surreptitious
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
world; society; people; the public
article; news story; report; account
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
transactions; dealings; business
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to devour; to bite to death
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell