test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
witnessing; observing; sighting
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to do together; to share; to participate in
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
even if not; even without
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to thrust before; to thrust at
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to step over or across; to overcome
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up