forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
possession; retention; maintenance
presidential decree; executive order
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
(penalty of) imprisonment
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
huge rock; firmness; solidity
preparation; provision; guarding
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
returning (to the authorities); restoring
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
government body; government agency
organs of the state; machinery of the state