ability; capability; competence; skill
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
long time; long interval; for quite some time
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
electricity; (electric) light
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to entrust; to leave to a person
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
intelligence or information network
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
way of speaking; intimation
to brave a danger; to take a risk
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board