impact of publicity or propaganda
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
living room (Western style); sitting room
to sit down; to take a seat
older sister and younger brother
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
established fact; fait accompli
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to speak; to say; to vocalize
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade