duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
successive generations; successive emperors
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
declaration; proclamation; announcement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
meaning; significance; sense
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to lead someone around by the nose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into