to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
how; in what way; by what means
no!; no no!; no, not at all
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
secret; private; surreptitious
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
support; backing; aid; assistance
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
war; fighting; fierce competition
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
injured person; wounded person