to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
pregnancy; conception; gestation
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to join together; to combine; to join up
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
talk; dialogue; conversation
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence (not speaking); muteness
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
again (and again); once again; yet again
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
reaction; response; reaction
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
just one person; only one
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
first generation; founder
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
loyal retainer; loyal subject
ancestor; forefather; foremother
on the occasion of; at the time of
in name only; titular; nominal
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)