securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
father; dad; husband; you; he
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
brief review; brief comment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
society; public; community; social studies
sympathy; compassion; pity
information; news; report; reward; retribution
police; police officer; police station
intelligence or information network
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
concession; conciliation; compromise
reason; logic; method; system; order
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry