suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to stop (plug) one's ears
democratic nation; democratic country
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
in accordance with plans; just as planned
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
whole story; full picture; full particulars
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
town; city; municipal; urban
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
food; food products; foodstuffs
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
accumulation; accumulate; store
toxin; poisonous substance
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
murder; homicide; manslaughter
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope