to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
one's real father; natural father; biological father
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
intelligence operative; spy
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
reaching; attaining; arrival
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty