conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
that; the matter in question
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to sniff out; to get wind of
the real criminal; true culprit
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
notice; attention; observation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
conditionally; with conditions attached
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
retirement (from the world); seclusion
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
violent emotion; passion; fury
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
pistol; handgun; revolver
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting