choice; selection; option
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
strategy meeting; council of war
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
end; close; conclusion; termination
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
intelligence gathering; information gathering
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
lower half of the body; nether parts
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
older sister; lass; young lady
that is to say; so that means
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
sincere; honest; faithful
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
exploding in flames; erupting in flames