negotiations;  discussions;  connection
 to concern;  to be related
 document;  writing;  letter;  document addressed to someone
 here;  this place;  this point;  here;  these past ... (e.g. three years);  these last ...
 passage (of time);  elapsing;  progress;  development;  transit
 to write down;  to note;  to jot down;  to remember
 to be;  to exist;  to have;  to be located;  to be equipped with;  to happen
 that is to say;  that is;  in short;  in brief;  clogging;  obstruction;  shrinkage
 called;  named;  as many as;  as much as;  all ...;  every single ...
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 on the way;  en route;  in the middle of;  midway;  halfway
 to pass through;  to pass by;  to pass (of time);  to elapse;  to have expired;  to have ended;  to exceed
 last;  final;  closing;  last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
 (coming to an) agreement;  consent;  mutual understanding;  accord;  consensus
 to the end;  to the bitter end;  to the last;  after all;  it must be remembered;  only
 oral;  verbal;  spoken;  parol
 to perform;  to do;  to conduct oneself;  to carry out
 in that way;  thus;  so;  so?
 if;  in case;  as for;  on the topic of;  if that's the case;  if so
 indicates word or phrase being defined;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  with;  (not) as much as;  (not) so much as;  the fact that
 relation;  relationship;  participation;  involvement;  influence;  effect
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  unowned;  not had;  unique;  not;  impossible
 two persons;  two people;  pair;  couple
 National Public Service Act
 violation;  offense;  offence;  breach;  transgression;  infringement
 indictment;  prosecution;  complaint
 to go too far;  to go past;  to go to extremes;  to overdo it
 no;  nay;  well;  er;  you're welcome;  not at all
 outside (e.g. of a building);  exterior;  outside (of a group, company, etc.);  outside world
 to leak out;  to escape;  to find expression;  to give vent;  to leak out;  to be divulged
 both countries;  Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
 relationship of mutual trust;  fiduciary relation
 striking;  remarkable;  considerable
 to harm;  to hurt;  to injure;  to fail to ...;  to miss one's opportunity to ...
 natural;  right;  proper;  naturally;  as a matter of course;  rightly
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 conversation;  conference (usu. between important people);  discussion;  interview
 The New York Times (newspaper)
 secret;  secrecy;  mystery;  secret (e.g. to success);  esoteric teachings
 condition;  assumption;  intention;  intent;  premise (in logic)
 should (be);  bound (to be);  nock (of a bow);  nock (of an arrow);  nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger);  wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
 indeed;  really;  absolutely;  truly;  actually;  very