to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
stage fright; social anxiety disorder; social phobia
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
something like ...; something called ...
insolent fellow; rude fellow
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
wicked heart; evil design
reinforcement; strengthening
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
mobilization; mobilisation
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
very hungry; starving; ravenous
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)