official announcement; proclamation
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
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
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to extort (money); to blackmail
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
for better or worse; for good or for evil
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
another day; some other day
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
one by one; one each; one at a time
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
topic of discussion; agenda
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
final; eventual; ultimate
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf