declaration; statement; assertion
state of mind; (one's) mental state
main cause; primary factor
(the condition of) one's health
to pay attention; to be watchful
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
(appropriate for) one's age
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
outline; summary; gist; basic points
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to see through; to see the true nature of something
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
after a long time; for the first time in a while
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
evening sky; twilight sky
loading; charging; filling
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
various medicines; medical treatment; supper in a Zen temple; rice porridge served for supper in a Zen temple