to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
for your information; I'm telling you
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
examination; investigation; prosecution
guilty verdict; judgment of guilty (judgement)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
release; liberation; acquittal
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
nonprosecution; nonindictment
as before; as ever; as it was originally
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
cultural standard (of the people); moral standard; cultural level; standard of living
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
doing whatever one pleases
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
notice; notification; report; posting
all companies; each company
chief; main; principal; important
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
degree of familiarity; popularity
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
sincere; honest; faithful
objection; dissent; protest
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing