opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
surely (not); certainly (not)
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
several people; a few people
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
the right person in the right place
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
administration of justice
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
perception; sensing; noticing
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
long ago; already; a long time ago
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
discovery; detection; finding
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to be silent; to say nothing
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how