cabinet (of a government); ministry
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
remembrance; recollection; recognition
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
troops; group members; team members
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
it's been a long time; long time no see
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
as you see; as you can see
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
existence; possession; having; limited company
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
now that; since; so long as; because
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
police officer; policeman; policewoman
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings