government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to kill by burning to death
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
proposal; proposition; suggestion
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
admiration; wonder; astonishment
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to become excited; to grow lively