to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
very interesting; of great interest
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
blunder; slip; error; error
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
one party; one faction; one clique
dozens; scores of; decades
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to smoke animal out of its den
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to serve; to work for; to attend
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
gliding (through the air)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged