actor; actress; player; performer
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
inside; interior; inner part
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
within the jurisdiction of
all companies; each company
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
matter to be checked or investigated
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
very much; very many; more and more
starting (departure) time
conviction; belief; confidence
materials; data; document
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
donation; contribution; offering
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve