being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
article; news story; report; account
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
pregnancy; conception; gestation
misreading; misinterpreting
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
making a guest appearance; guest starring
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
tightening of regulations
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to not believe one's ears
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
decrease; reduction; decline
equality; impartiality; evenness
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling