name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
regular customer; general audience; general public
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
how many people; a number of people
intelligence operative; spy
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
arrest; apprehension; capture
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
single word; a few words; brief comment
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
intelligence agency; secret service
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
legendary beast; magical beast
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
my lord; my master; you; my dear
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop