negotiations; discussions; connection
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
father; dad; husband; you; he
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
just one person; only one
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
time; hour; period; class
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to feel; to sense; to experience
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
myself; yourself; I; me; you
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)