to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
material; substance; matter
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
great power and high status; person with power and status
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
role; part; job; assignment
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
got it; roger; leave it to me
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
cease-fire; truce; armistice
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request