-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
for your reference; FYR; for your information; FYI
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
by means of; due to; because of; according to
information leak; intelligence leak
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
interior; inside; internal
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
how; in what way; by what means
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)