to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
immediately; at once; instantly
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
mass communication; mass media
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to look around; to survey
topic of discussion; agenda
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
flight; desertion; escape
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
gambling den; gambling house
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
every evening; night after night
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive