persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
false invoice; false billing
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
looking on; remaining a spectator
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
contradiction; inconsistency
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
with shining, piercing eyes
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
president (of a society); chairman
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
professor; teaching; instruction
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
home area; home town; local
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind