demonstration; manifestation; protest
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
increase in activity; activation
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
moving about; stirring about
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
the scruff or nape of the neck
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
good (place to leave off); convenient
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
big leakage; uncontained leak
counterintelligence; counterespionage
to not take seriously; to take lightly
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess
notebook; account book; register
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
private citizen; civilian
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
piece of evidence; evidence
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle