cooperation; collaboration; association; partnership; (acting in) unison
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance to; modeling; modelling
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
board of directors; board of trustees
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
chief vassal; senior statesman
considerably; greatly; a lot
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
in that manner; like that
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
because of; owing to; due to
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
right-wing organization; right-wing group
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble