the place for; the time for; the level of
answering machine; answerphone
trade fair; exhibition center; instant messenger
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
point in question (at issue)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
three persons; three parties
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
just above; right overhead
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
existence; possession; having; limited company
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
climax; peak; zenith; apex
kiss scene; kissing scene
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
to become dim; to become blurred
rational; logical; coherent
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
even if ...; even supposing that ...