judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
classmate; friend in the same class
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
surveillance system; monitoring system
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
name plate; name tag; label
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
article; thing; object; property; real estate
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
good bye; I'm off; see you later
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
aspect; phase; condition; modality
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)