searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
police identification card
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
account book; register; ledger
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
opposite; reverse; contrary
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
to entrust; to leave to a person
arrest; apprehension; capture
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
decision; settlement; definition
thereupon; shortly thereafter
family; members of a family
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on