stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to anticipate; to foresee
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
in this way; along these lines; similarly
already; now; no longer; not any more
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
impossible to do (although wants to)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
research and development; R&D
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to take (be in) charge of