to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
receiving; acceptance; reception
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to get narrower; to contract
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up