wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
duty; function; office; mission; task
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
influence; clout; leverage
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to employ; to hire; to charter
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(social) position; status
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to the last; persistency; thoroughness