(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to serve; to work for; to attend
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
confusion; mixing; merger
to say; to be called; to do
long ago; a long time ago; already
contemplation; meditation
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
story; tale; talk; discussion
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to sniff out; to get wind of
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
interference; intervention; meddling
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
sense of values; values; value system
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
political measures; policy
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word