defense; defence; defensive preparations
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
choices; alternatives; options
concealment; suppression; hiding
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen
price; cost; value; worth; value
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
on the way back; returning
cooperation; collaboration
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
name; given name; first name
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
each house; every house; many houses
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
now that you say that; now that you mention it