to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
matter of time; question of time
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
border (between countries); national border
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
at first; in the beginning; originally
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor