to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
nothing but; except; no more than
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
secret; private; surreptitious
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
great hurry; great haste; rush
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
listening device; bug; wiretap
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)