truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be surprised; to be astonished
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
current administration; present government
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
interest; rights; concession
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
(political) administration; political power
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
reality; actuality; hard fact
failure; mistake; blunder
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
had better ...; had better not ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to have a talk; to tell a story
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like