man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
offender; criminal; culprit
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
continuation; succession; series
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
city police; municipal police
headquarters; head office; main office
general manager; director-general
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
I see; that's right; indeed
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
government service; the bureaucracy
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery