fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
camping; campground; making camp
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
helping hand; help; support; aid
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
immediately; right away; on the spot
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be able to manage somehow or another
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
public order; public peace; public security; law and order