sensitivity; susceptibility
society; the world; the times
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds
Knights Templar; Knights Templars
letter; missive; note; mail
censorship; inspection; examination
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
interception (email); wiretap; bug
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
retrogression; regression
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
Western clothing; Western binding
decline in attendance (shopping district, workplace, etc.); differing from a typical person; atypical person
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color