to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
chief (of police); head (of office)
MI6 (from Military Intelligence Section 6); Secret Intelligence Service (UK); SIS
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
secret information; intelligence
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
than; other than; except; but
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
suffix for familiar person
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
group; party; team; squad; section
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal