in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
concession; conciliation; compromise
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
hostile party; enemy side
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
everybody; every last one of them; all
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked