to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
(another person's) younger sister
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
great cause; moral law; justice
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
in the city; in the community
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
proposed solution; idea for a solution
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
true character; real nature
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
wrong; different; not like that
leopard (Panthera pardus)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder