declaration; proclamation; announcement
going up and down; rising and falling
proposal; offer; request; application
(direct) hit; straight shot
of course; certainly; naturally
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to correct oneself; to restate
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
tone (of voice); manner of talking
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
interception; monitoring; tapping
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
together; at the same time; same; identical
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
supplementary examination
study; diligence; discount; reduction
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)