interior; inside; internal
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
power; authority; jurisdiction
now that you say that; now that you mention it
possible; likely; probable
possession; retention; maintenance
police; police officer; police station
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
going around; patrol; round; tour
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
due form; official; formality
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
state secrets; secrets of the state
accomplishment; execution
private first class (JGSDF)
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good