selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
amount of money; sum of money
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
management; administration; operation
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
rationality; reasonableness
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
one's manners; one's attitude
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
Sturmabteilung; SA; Storm Troops; shock troops; storm troops
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to force one's way; to push through
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse