guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
national defence; national defense
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
secret information; intelligence
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
use; utilization; utilisation; application
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
thorough; exhaustive; complete
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
chief vassal; senior statesman
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange