scale; scope; plan; structure
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
serious; not joking; straight
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
since one was born; (in) all one's life
sign; indication; omen; symptom
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
ringing; throbbing violently
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
police; police officer; police station
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be found; to be discovered
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
desperately; for one's dear life
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to employ; to hire; to charter
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
pointing out; identification
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable