invisibly; secretly; privately
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
beginning; clue; starting point
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
beyond this point; from now on; after this
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
place where one works; construction site; working area
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to become excited; to grow lively
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official