puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
support; backing; patronage
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
what sort of; what kind of; what way
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
surely (not); certainly (not)
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
northwestern part; the northwest
northeastern part; the northeast
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
cannot be helped; unavoidable
they; those guys; those fellows
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
salvation of one's country
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to think alike; to get along
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of