to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
long-awaited; much-awaited
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
substantial matter; significant item
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to establish; to formulate
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
successive generations; successive emperors
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
information; making a report (to a superior)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
official announcement; proclamation