no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to investigate; to examine
then; and (then); in that case; if so
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
hedge; fence; border; limit
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
suppression of speech; suppression of dissent; censorship
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to