retention; maintenance; preservation
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
death penalty; capital punishment
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
construction vehicle (bulldozer, backhoe, loader, etc.)
inspection; examination; check
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
the place for; the time for; the level of
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
directions; instructions; orders; command
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
mask; disguise; guise; mask
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace