crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to give a round of applause; to applaud
depression; low spirits; dejection
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
secret information; intelligence
dirty work; unpleasant task
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
addition; adding; supplement
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare
two guilty parties tried and punished together
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short