to know (someone); to think; to believe
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
intermission (between acts); interlude
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
personage; person (deserving of respect)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
departure; leaving; going away; recession
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
open; public; official; overt
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
acquaintance; close friend
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself