government service; the bureaucracy
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
around the world; throughout the world
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
dealing with; coping with
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
priority; order of precedence
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
beginning; clue; starting point
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
while; during (the time when)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
intelligence gathering; information gathering
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)