to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
the front; honest; upright; decent
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to make an appearance; to show up
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
one more time; once more; once again
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
a little more; a bit more
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
simple and clear; plain and simple
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
US military; United States Armed Forces
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
intelligence agency; secret service
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things