reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
majority group (party, faction)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
cease-fire; truce; armistice
countermeasure; counter-measure
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
function; facility; faculty; feature
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
to write down; to record; to register
internal or domestic affairs
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
state of national emergency
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself