blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
withdrawal from a group; resignation; secession; unsubscribing (mailing list, etc.)
sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to run through; to run past
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to devour; to bite to death
cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
plural; multiple; several
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
being very good at; strongest point
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
phantom; vision; illusion
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
inner citadel; core; center; centre
killing two birds with one stone
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces