to talk; to chat; to chatter
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
decrease; reduction; decline
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
declaration; proclamation; announcement
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
order; sequence; procedure
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
however; having said that; but
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie