to begin; to set about; to start
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
company; corporation; workplace
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
order of chivalry; chivalric order
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
piece; fragment; one (object)
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights