(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
disclosure; exposure; revelation
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
notice; attention; observation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
our country; our land; one's own country
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
while; even though; despite
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with