achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
first match (in a series)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
private citizen; civilian
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
manipulation of information; spin
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
general public; the masses
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
one machine; one aircraft; one life
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
town; city; municipal; urban
royal capital; imperial capital