means; way; method; measure
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
mineral vein; underground water channel
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
the place for; the time for; the level of
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
a push; another effort; one more effort
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
too (much); overly; excessively
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to be settled; to be brought to an end
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
thought; consideration; thinking
judgment; judgement; discernment
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
change; transition; vicissitudes
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to yell; to rant; to rave