policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
along; parallel to; in accordance with
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
unaccounted-for expenditures
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
foreign; abroad; overseas
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
sorry; excuse me; thank you
resource development; resource exploitation (usu. natural resources)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
at that time; in those days
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
adviser; advisor; consultant
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk