encryption; encoding; encipherment
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
not long has passed since ...
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
other companies in the same business; rival firms
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (arch.) intimacy; (arch.) familiarity
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
whispered conversation; whispering
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
villain; baddie; the villain's part
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
invisibly; secretly; privately
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
first thing in the afternoon
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood