woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
(not) even with; (not) even using
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
consideration; taking into account
private letter; personal letter; private message; secret correspondence; confidential report
information bureau; intelligence department
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
intelligence network; information network
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
name; given name; first name
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
time; season; period; phase; stage
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity