vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
jokingly; in the form of a joke
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
place; room; margin; scope
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
myself; yourself; I; me; you
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
person concerned; interested party; related party
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to begin to appear; to begin to come in