to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
several people; a few people
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
in case of; at that time; at this time
as expected; as predicted
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
injured person; wounded person
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
massing (of troops); gathering
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
royal capital; imperial capital
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to pretend; to act (as if)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
good news; happy news; glad tidings
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very