proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
intelligence agency; secret service
small fraction; small proportion
laws and regulations; legislation
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
Aum Shinrikyo; Japanese religious group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
rule; reign; government; governing
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
motherland; fatherland; native country
Tiananmen Square (in Beijing)
all times and places; all ages and countries
the dark side; the seamy side
Ten'an era (857.2.21-859.4.15)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
tank (military vehicle); chariot
head; lead; vanguard; first
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
lading; loading; carrying
weight; heavyweight boxer
erratic driving; driving in a zigzag
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
succeeding; following; trailing; next
positioning; getting a position; taking a position