private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
selection; choice; option
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
due form; official; formality
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
reason; logic; method; system; order
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish