to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
book; volume; this; present; main; head
general mobilization; general mobilisation
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to straighten up; to sit upright
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
such; like that; in that way
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to correct oneself; to restate
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to serve; to work for; to attend
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included