testimony; (verbal) evidence
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
State Minister in Charge of Financial Affairs
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(political) power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
suffix for familiar person
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers