intelligence or information network
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
transactions; dealings; business
source of information; intelligence source; message source
memory; sense; experience
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
authenticity; credibility
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
within; inside of; less than
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
influence; clout; leverage
family; relatives; dependents; household
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
particularly; only; in the case of
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
major incident; major happening; big scandal
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
interference; meddling; butting in