dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
interception (email); wiretap; bug
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
tall figure; high stature
sharply; harshly; stingingly
snugly; cosily; compactly
180 degrees; complete change
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
senior high school student
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
basic resident register network system; national online citizen ID number system; Juki Net
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
door; gate; opening; title page
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from