mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to exaggerate; to overstate
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
such ... as; or some such
way of talking; speaking style
(distinction of) sex; gender
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
woman; female; feminine gender
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
royal castle; imperial castle
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
minimum; at the very least
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception