prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
this occasion; at this time; now
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
during; for the duration of
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to entertain; to make welcome
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
while being out of the office or away from home
experimental; provisional
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
development; exploitation
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
materials; data; document
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign