staff member; employee; worker; personnel
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
cache; place to hide something
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
novel; original; new; innovative
one by one; in detail; minutely
commander; commanding officer; CO
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
third day of the month; three days
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
probe each other; sound each other out
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
killing and wounding; bloodshed
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish