deliberation; discussion; consideration
vote against; no vote; nay
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
recommender; nominator; referee
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
patient; having a long fuse
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
disinformation; false information
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
research division; inquiry section
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
that is to say; so that means
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
city planning; urban planning; town planning
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
natural material; natural ingredient
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed