dining; dining room; meal
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
labor; labour; manpower; working force
migration; move; emigration; immigration
recommendation; endorsement
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
to begin some form of lifestyle
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
to strike dead; to beat to death
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
native-born; trueborn; (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.); career (e.g. diplomat)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to feel depressed; to be down
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
selfish; self-centred; egotistical