edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
massing (of troops); gathering
manpower; labor force; workers
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest; examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed
presumption; assumption; estimation
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
cold storage; deep freeze; cryopreservation
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to take measures; to take steps; to take action; to make a move
10th day of the month; ten days
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
movie; film; motion picture
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
desperation; despair; self-abandonment