stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to understand; to make out
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
rather than; more ... than ...
government; administration; ministry
that is to say; so that means
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to make an appearance; to show up
accurate; correct; precise; exact
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
secret; private; surreptitious
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to hand (over); to deliver in person
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to be photographed; to be projected
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)