expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
fixed game; rigged bid; put-up job
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(in the same way) as before; as always
awareness; realization; noticing
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
calamity; disaster; accident
danger; peril; hazard; risk
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
overanxiety; needless worry
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset