(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
occasional; infrequent; rare
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
to make a list; to enumerate
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
scandal; deplorable event
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
authority; power; influence
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
demotion; relegation; downgrading
sympathy; compassion; pity
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious