to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
absence; disregard; indifference
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
unique; peculiar; singular
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
guess; conjecture; surmise
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
snake; serpent; large snake
to stop talking; to be silent
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
preceding paragraph; first part
around the world; throughout the world
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
suffix appended to someone else's family members
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
pointing out; identification
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just