ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
Emanuel; Emanuele; Emmanuelle
source; origin; provenance; birthplace
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
back street; back alley; off-street
trackless; reckless; dissipated
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
information bureau; intelligence department
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
to say no more; to sink into silence
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to understand; to make out
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
what happens twice will happen thrice
a wise man keeps away from danger
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
arrest; apprehension; capture
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
trading company (esp. a Japanese outpost of a foreign firm); trading house; firm; factory
(large) house; residence; mansion