level; standard; water level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
remarkable; striking; obvious
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
secret information; intelligence
war; battle; match; game; competition
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
that day; the very same day
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
political tone; political flavour (flavor)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to have a talk; to tell a story
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
interruption; suspension; break
and yet; though; when; in spite of
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
I see; that's right; indeed
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
shall ...; to assume; to suppose