exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
Yamato (ancient name for Japan)
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
right in the middle (of); midst; height
survival; survivor; relic
considerably; greatly; a lot
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.