one (thing); one piece; one item
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to sniff out; to get wind of
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
infection through contact
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
breaking a lock; picking a lock
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
strange; rare; novel; curious
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
suspicious-looking; fishy
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
front; frontage; facade; main
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)