outcast; odd man out; pariah
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
fragment; one of the group or party
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
be (that) as it may; having said that
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
bad influence; negative influence
side effect; adverse reaction
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
level; standard; water level
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
administration; medication; dosage
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
leader; authority; mainstay
very great; enormous; serious
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
person concerned; interested party; related party
succession struggle; succession race
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend