head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
intelligence or information network
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
remaining silent; keeping secret
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to be in danger of; to be liable to
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
counter for choices, options, etc.
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
enterprise; business; company; corporation
impossible; unlikely; improbable