lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to detain; to check; to restrain
carefree; free from worry
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are
news programme; news program
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
on the occasion of; at the time of
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
example; exercise (for the reader)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
separate; special; another; separately
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit