news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
military secret; classified military material; military aircraft
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to be frank; to drop all pretense
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to put on airs; to assume importance
knowing; (an) acquaintance
concentrated fire; intense criticism
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
confidentially; privately; off the record
to be born; to come into the world
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation