to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to concern; to be related
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
going through; going via; going by way of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
small number; few; minority
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
scale; scope; plan; structure
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
chair; stool; post; office; position
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)