tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; (lit.) if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
financier; business leader
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if it is the case that ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
secret; private; surreptitious
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
when it becomes; when it comes to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
central government ministries and agencies
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
police; police officer; police station