draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
phantom; vision; illusion
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
in the city; within the city
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
ten; 10; ten years of age
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
practicality; utility; usefulness
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
genuine article; real thing; real deal
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
offender; criminal; culprit
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
government; administration; ministry
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific