anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to pile up; to accumulate
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
every year; yearly; annually
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to search for; to seek for; to look for
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
goodness; excellence; virtue
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
tail (animal); tail end; tip