disclosure; exposure; revelation
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
as soon as possible; ASAP
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
contradiction; inconsistency
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings