false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to fit (inside something)
(being) face to face; facing each other
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
enumeration; citation; listing
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
composite; combined; complex
important documents; important papers
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
moneymaking; earning money
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
inattention; absent-mindedness
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to re-tailor; to have altered; to remake (clothing); to renovate
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
drinking party; banquet; feast
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
country living; life in the country; country life