papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
motherland; fatherland; native country
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
investiture of the Crown Prince
discarding; firing (an employee)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
main question; real issue at hand
determined; strong-willed
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to complain; to make a complaint
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to exert oneself; to make efforts
this and that; one thing or another
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off