to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
gag order; gag rule; gag law
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
prohibition; inhibition; ban
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
about this time; about now
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
unceasing; never-ending; endless
no exception; without exception; always the same
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
transactions; dealings; business
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
station; office; guardroom
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation