to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
the last moment; the very end
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
fifth day of the month; five days
as before; as ever; as it was originally
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to breathe out; to exhale
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
internal conditions; true state of affairs
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
first match (in a series)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
same village; same town; same province
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child