world; society; people; the public
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
object of avid desire; object of envy
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise