intelligence gathering; information gathering
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
archipelago; group of islands
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
passenger; visitor; traveler; traveller
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
every place; various places
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
unedited remarks; frank opinions
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
very popular; highly favoured
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known