to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
while; even though; despite
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
solidarity; joint; collective
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
collapse of a bubble economy; economic bubble burst
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
beginning; outset; first; onset
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
national finance; central government finance
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
proving ground; test site
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you