intelligence gathering; information gathering
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
nothing but; except; no more than
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
several years; a few years
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
failure; mistake; blunder
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to show signs of; to appear
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
sense of duty (obligation)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
every evening; night after night
Buddhist (household) altar
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
outward appearance; looks
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize