outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
every person; each one; everybody
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
source of funds; source of money
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
influential person; man of importance
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
the way back; the way home; return trip
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
helper; assistant; help; assistance
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
isn't it; right?; you know?
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
leader; guide; mentor; coach
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
evening; night; nighttime
interruption; suspension; break
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
rule; reign; government; governing