rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
false start of a bout; backsies (called when taking back a move in a game); wait!; hold up!
ideal; ideal in a ring (i.e. subset of a ring closed under addition and multiplication by elements of the ambient ring)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
moderate faction; moderates
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
reconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
conventional forces; conventional military forces
espionage network; intelligence network
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
like this; in this way; as you see
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
special viewing platform (even higher viewing platform)