intelligence gathering; information gathering
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
although I say; although one might say; although called
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
domestic pigeon; feral pigeon
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
under control (e.g. of territory)
world; society; people; the public
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to have a rumor circulating
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead