hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
sincere; honest; faithful
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
consumption; expenditure; spending
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing