flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
one's physical safety; personal security
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
several sheets (flat objects)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
stepwise; one step at a time
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
call; summons; convening; convocation
last night; yesterday evening
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
one grain; one drop; one bead
again and again; repeatedly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
every person; each one; everybody
war; fighting; fierce competition
manipulation of information; spin
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
spy; secret agent; spying
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
people; citizens; subjects; folk
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
interest; rights; concession
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat; to get (a batter) out