first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
strategy meeting; council of war
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
house search (e.g. by the police)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
long ago; a long time ago; already
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
existence; being; presence
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
secret accounts; second set of accounts
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
property; fortune; assets
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
... years old; age (of) ...
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
periodic; regular; routine
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
private car; personal car
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...