political situation; political affairs
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
belief; faith; conviction
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
round shape; circle; circular form
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
pointing out; identification
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment