to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
concreteness; feasibility
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
with these words; while saying
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to hide; to keep to oneself
the other day; a few days ago
(talking in a) half-joking manner
to breathe out; to exhale
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
very likely; very probable
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
successfully; with success
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
explosion; rupture; break off
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to become frayed; to become loose
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to speak; to say; to vocalize
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot