wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
small fraction; small proportion
first generation; founder
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
a rival horse or candidate
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to intervene; to stop (something)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
unexpected meeting; coincidence
arbitration; intercession; mediation
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
busy; having no (free) time
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
cooperation; collaboration
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to get between; to be caught in
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to spend time (on doing something)