artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to say no more; to sink into silence
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be silent; to say nothing
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
influenced (by); under an influence
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
global scale; worldwide scale
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
convenient; expedient; makeshift
to name; to call; to christen; to term
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
unidentifiable; unidentified
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
example; exercise (for the reader)