(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
soon; shortly; before long
death from disease; death from illness
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
fish-based cooking; fish dish
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
(another's) child; child; kid
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
admiration; being impressed (by)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
covered with; stained; smeared
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
throne; first place; top spot; championship
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding