time; season; period; phase; stage
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
declaration of a state of emergency
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
on the occasion of; at the time of
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
these days; nowadays; recently
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
main text; original text; this book; this volume
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
rather; better; instead; if anything
acceleration; speeding up
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
role of the villain; the bad guy
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence