originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
oppression; suppression; pressure
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
the lower classes; the common people
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
written imperial order (late Heian period)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
news; word; tidings; omen
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
government service; the bureaucracy
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to begin; to set about; to start
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse