turmoil; chaos; confusion
probability; likelihood; chances
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
long time; long interval; for quite some time
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
place; room; margin; scope
middle class; bourgeoisie
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
ordinary people; general public; public at large
everywhere; all over; throughout
one's own property; possessions
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
system; organization; organisation; architecture
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits
to be in danger of; to be liable to
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
technical civilization; technical civilisation
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny