to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
courteous; decorous; polite
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
all present; all concerned; all of us
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
foreign; abroad; overseas
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
armory; armoury; ordnance department
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
new development; new discovery
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset