mutation; change; transition
tradition; legend; folklore
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to be opposite; to face each other
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
tacit understanding; connection (of thoughts); collusion; blood vessel
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to think too much; to be over-concerned
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
direct connection; direct link
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
(doing something) regardless of expense
success; prosperity; boom
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
supply; provision; raising; procurement
going to Tokyo; going east
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to be hot on a person's heels
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)