suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
root; source; origin; cause
source of worry; source of distress
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
even more; still more; further
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
educational institution; school; academy; campus
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to concern; to be related
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
interference; intervention; meddling
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
every person; every mouth; every entrance