practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
loading; charging; filling
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
correction; revision; amendment
calming down; quieting down
hegemony; leadership; initiative
since when; from when; how long
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
again and again; repeatedly
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
suspicious character (person, figure)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
one's physical safety; personal security
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to stay calm; to keep cool
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
modesty; self-control; discretion
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
intelligence agency; secret service
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in