fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance (to); modeling; modelling
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
police officer; policeman; constable
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
direct mail; direct message
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
empirical; from experience
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)