blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
(social) position; status
inscrutable; incomprehensible
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
persistence; single-mindedness
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
ten; 10; ten years of age
helmet with white hair coming out of the top, making the wearer look like an old person; kanji "old" radical at top
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to give directions; to issue instructions
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
means of transportation; transport service
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
manly; masculine; like a man
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
while moving; on the move
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
as soon as possible; ASAP