the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
puff piece (in a newspaper, etc.); flatteringly exaggerated article; sycophantic article
village garbage collection point
people's revolution; popular revolution
all night; the whole night
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
lyricism; description of one's feelings
press corps; group of reporters
(security) deposit; caution money
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
advocate; proponent; supporter
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
with a crack; with a smash
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
master; masterhand; maestro
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
criminal nature; criminality
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain