live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
main cause; primary factor
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
to correct oneself; to restate
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
underground organization; underground organisation
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
to call out; to ask someone to come
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
person from the same province, town, village, etc.