construction; architecture (of buildings)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin talking; to open up
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
these guys; these fellows
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
house search; search of the premises; raid
arrestee; person arrested
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
no!; no no!; no, not at all
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
end; close; conclusion; termination