much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
first meeting; first contest between
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
(having) life-and-death power (over)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
one's own profits; one's own pockets
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
study; learning; tutorial
to demand money; to pester; to extort
capable of anything; liable to do
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
the original; original copy; script
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude