to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
permission; approval; authorization; license
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
polite; respectful; reverent
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
surely (not); certainly (not)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
secret information; intelligence
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
practical; realistic; pragmatic
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement