time; season; period; phase; stage
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
personality; character; individuality; personhood
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
more than anything; above all else
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be helpful; to be useful
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
in one's hands; in one's control
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
notice; attention; observation
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
chance (of success); odds