temporary; transitory; short-lived
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
predation; eating prey; preying upon
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
along the way; along the road
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
disorder; disturbance; unrest
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
just because; even if; even though
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
woman's world; feminine environment
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret