lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
interior; inside; internal
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
offender; criminal; culprit
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
passing through without stopping; passing by
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
town; city; municipal; urban