truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
very likely; very probable
class; heading; group; category
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
decision; settlement; definition
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
acceleration; speeding up
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
target group; target persons
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
loitering; hanging around; wandering around