to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
mask; disguise; guise; mask
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
police; police officer; police station
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
strength; power; proficiency; ability
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that's the way it is; such is life
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
feeling; sense; impression