to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
Gundam (titular giant robot of anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
three-cornered hat; tricorne
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to thrust before; to thrust at
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
question; inquiry; enquiry
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party); Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
anterior wall; front wall
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
had better ...; had better not ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand