route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to notify; to advise; to inform
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel