house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
to grimace; to make a wry face
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
ongoing; in progress; afoot
settlement; solution; resolution
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
natural voice (without a microphone)
writing down what one hears; account of what one hears
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
principal occupation; core business
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
outside of; not covered by
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
newspaper report; press reporting
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump