duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
secret information; intelligence
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
error; mistake; slip; bug
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)
cabinet (of a government); ministry
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
battle station; action stations
catching up on one's sleep; storing up sleep; getting extra sleep while one has the chance
furnishings; implements; equipment
performance of one's official duties
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
right to know; right to access information
leader; central personage
foundation stone; cornerstone
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke