to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
secret information; intelligence
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
of course; certainly; naturally
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
reinforcement; strengthening
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
counterintelligence; counterespionage
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to think too much; to be over-concerned
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
war; fighting; fierce competition
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
enemy territory; hostile place
assertion; declaration; affirmation
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
flight; desertion; escape
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
evening; night; nighttime
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to have an eye on; to zero in on