pistol; handgun; revolver
smuggling; contraband trade
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
position; location; base; point; site
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
search for corroborative evidence
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
cache; place to hide something
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
such; like that; in that way
petty underling; small fry
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
from here; from this place
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
electricity; (electric) light
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
interior design; interior; upholstery
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
new building; new construction
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic