reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
traitor (to one's country); quisling
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
example; illustration; precedent
government office; government agency; authorities
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
magician; conjurer; illusionist
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
espionage network; intelligence network
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
everywhere; all over; throughout
although I say; although one might say; although called
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE