unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
stealthily; secretly; in secret
outside the city area; suburbs
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
determination; resolution
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
old clothes; secondhand clothing
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
agricultural community; farm village; rural