confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
intelligence gathering; information gathering
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
silence (not speaking); muteness
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
in the future; another day; later
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
intelligence network; information network
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event