strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
choices; alternatives; options
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
cannot be helped; unavoidable
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to discuss; to talk together
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to be worried; to be troubled
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
behind; in the rear; in back
to push away; to push aside; to shove