street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
border (between countries); national border
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to concern; to be related
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...