salty sea breeze; salt wind
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
big corporation; major firm; leading company
many; a lot; much; multitude
demesne; estate; private land; private property
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
laws and regulations; legislation
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
shady; underhanded; questionable
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
peace preservation; security; safety
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this