infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
magic; sorcery; incantation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
curse; spell; malediction
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
examination method; method of investigation; search procedure
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
intelligence gathering; information gathering
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
but; however; provided that
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
cake served with tea; teacake
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(not) merely; (not) simply
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy