setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
script; screenplay; scenario
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
reform; reformation; reorganization
traitor (to one's country); quisling
general public; the masses
depravity; corruption; degradation
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
(full) name; family name and given name
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
during imprisonment; while in jail
death from disease; death from illness
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
way of asking; way of listening; listener
both hands; both arms; ten
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)