secrecy; highly classified information
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
enactment; establishment; creation
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
national defence; national defense
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
planned; scheduled; systematic
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
that's a different matter; that's a different story