silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
those present; attendance
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
headache inducing; vexing
each nation; many nations; many countries
older brother; elder brother
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
reopening; resumption; restarting
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
himself; yourself; herself
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
for example; for instance; e.g.
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to have a talk; to tell a story
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)