counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to colour; to color; to add colour to
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
factory; plant; mill; workshop
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
to offer for sale; to put on the market
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
discovery; detection; finding
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
imagination; supposition; guess
imperfect product (sold at a discounted price); defect merchandise
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
prohibition; ban; embargo
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
goodness; excellence; virtue
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to have an eye on; to zero in on
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den