unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(not) so much; (not) that much
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
fake; something false; sham; deception
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
head; lead; vanguard; first
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
surroundings; environs; circumference
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
intelligence gathering; information gathering
on the occasion of; at the time of
authenticity; credibility
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)