false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
commandant; commanding officer; general
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
inspection; examination; survey
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
it is I who should say so
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
is something that; is that which
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
composed expression; clear face
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with