to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to capture; to seize; to plunder
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
the present regime; the existing regime
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to knock down; to knock off
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways