political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
the reverse; other side; lining
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
third day of the month; three days
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
self-control; self-restraint
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to stop walking; to pause
memory; sense; experience
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
the other day; a few days ago
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
coprophagia; coprophagy; scatophagy; eating feces (faeces)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
illegal; illicit; unlawful
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
public institution; public organization; official body