uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
impassioned speech; fervent speech
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to lose heart; to lose motivation
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
absence; disregard; indifference
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
illegal; illicit; unlawful
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with