plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
the same kind; accomplice; partner
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
transactions; dealings; business
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
pus; corruption; rot; evils
use; utilization; utilisation; application
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
guardian; mentor; protector
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
political situation; political affairs
war; fighting; fierce competition
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
one's home country; one's homeland
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly