investiture of the Crown Prince
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
(not) merely; (not) simply
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
re-education; retraining; in-service training
interrogation; hearing; trial
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
general classification; broad categorization
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
remaining; left-over; excess
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
ready with a rifle leveled
not counted (in the score); not tallied
somersault; looping-the-loop
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
indescribable; inexpressible
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
guaranteed; authentic; certified
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out