groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
the last moment; the very end
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to take command; to give direction
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to become settled; to be fixed
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched