free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
commencing with; including
military forces; hosts; troops
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
almost; roughly; approximately
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
and so; therefore; for that reason
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to hide; to keep to oneself
shop; small store; business; firm
success; prosperity; boom
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
place; situation; position; location
intelligence gathering; information gathering
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
intelligence or information network
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
underworld; underside of society
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
secret information; intelligence
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by