to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
arrest; apprehension; capture
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
whole nation; whole land; whole country
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
mutation; change; vicissitude
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
school; proofreading; proof
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)