fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
division by 1000; one-thousandth
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
military authorities; army circles
international; diplomatic intercourse
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
bad influence; negative influence
standard; set; routine; decided
armed intervention; military intervention
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
influence; clout; leverage
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to appease; to suppress; to calm
too much; excessively; too
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
confusion; mixing; merger
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now