ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
killing two birds with one stone
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
multiplication table; times table
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
disclosure; exposure; revelation
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
disliking people similar to oneself
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
here and there; in places
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things