main castle; stronghold; inner citadel; this castle
recommendation; referral; endorsement
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
criminal groups and individuals; groups and individuals who seek economic profit through violence, force and fraudulent means; violent criminals, extortionists and racketeers; organized crime; (lit.) anti-social forces
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
connection; link; relationship
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
offender; criminal; culprit
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
absence from work without permission
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate