intelligence gathering; information gathering
company; corporation; workplace
some people; a few people; several people
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
self-defense; self-defence
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
in the same way as; just like
studio apartment; studio flat
apartment building; block of flats; condominium
hot-springs mineral deposits (resembling flowers); flowers of sulphur; geyserite
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
trio; gang of three; threesome
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
one room apartment; studio apartment
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
digital versatile disc; DVD
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
a little bit; a little while
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile