to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
everyday life; daily life
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to make one's rounds; to patrol
system; organization; organisation; architecture
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
literature; books (reference); document
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be found; to be discovered
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
chief vassal; senior statesman
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
conviction; belief; confidence
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
interior; inside; internal
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling