retrogression; regression
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
normalcy; normality; normal
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to show up; to appear; to turn up
innermost depths of one's heart
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
absence; disregard; indifference
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent