principle; theory; fundamental truth
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to claim victims; to cause casualties
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
government; administration
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
intelligence agency; secret service
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
one cause; one reason; one factor
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to