person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
letter; missive; note; mail
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
impossible; unlikely; improbable
postponement; deferment; adjournment
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
all night; throughout the night
personal (employee); employed; retained
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to become frayed; to become loose
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
how; in what way; I wonder
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
slope; slanting surface; bevel