estimate (of costs); budget
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
in the ministry; in the department
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
scale; scope; plan; structure
number of persons; personnel
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
grasp; catch; understanding
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
it's not like; it isn't as if
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way