preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
smuggling; contraband trade
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
stealthily; secretly; in secret
practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic
scale; scope; plan; structure
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
right and wrong; good and evil
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
deliberation; discussion; consideration
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
both; both sides; both parties
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)