ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
street stall; stand; booth
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
union; joining; conjugation
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
direct connection; direct link
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
probability; likelihood; chances
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
while running; while moving; in motion
to slide into; to slip into
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
proposal; offer; request; application
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
looks; features; (personal) appearance
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
marshland; wetland; swampland
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
members; member; constituent
to leave the government service