one's home country; one's homeland
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
long ago; already; a long time ago
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
like this; in this way; as you see
to look away; to avert one's eyes
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
image; figure; figure; form; image
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 attract; to be used to
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
sphere; counter for balls
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to watch over; to watch attentively
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to become settled; to be fixed
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle