it seems so; that's what it looks like
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to threaten; to make threats
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
everybody; every last one of them; all
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; to feel down
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
self control; self restraint
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
life; living; I; me; student