lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
platform; home; home base; home plate
counter for books; volume
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
article; news story; report; account
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
poor piece of writing; my poor writing
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
interviewee; subject of an interview
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
source of information; intelligence source; message source
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
firm; unshakeable; resolute
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
based on; on the basis of
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
specialization; specialisation
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
resentment; indignation; anger