to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
scale; scope; plan; structure
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
scattered animal feed; ground bait
genius; prodigy; natural gift
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
(some) more; even more; longer; further
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
settlement; solution; resolution
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding