(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
four corners; four ordinal directions
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
classified document; confidential document
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to keep one's wit about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary; to keep on one's toes
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
cash payment; paying in cash
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance