puff piece (in a newspaper, etc.); flatteringly exaggerated article; sycophantic article
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
side effect; adverse reaction
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to be opposite; to face each other
to be too numerous; to be too much
not understanding; not knowing
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
recovery; undoing; recall
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
death rate; mortality rate