searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
with a friendly grin; smilingly
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
life; living; I; me; student
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
important person; strategic person; key figure
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
staying the night; lodging (at)
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
role; part; job; assignment
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to spend time (on doing something)
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
no, not like that (but like this)
to be kind to; to treat kindly