to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
several years standing; over several years
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
government; administration
hard-line policy; tough measure
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
political measures; policy
military adviser; military advisor
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
radical party; extremists
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(United States of) America; USA; US