to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to collect; to assemble; to gather
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
commerce; trade; business
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
deep-seated grudge; hatred
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually