certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
discovery; detection; finding
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
very likely; very probable
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
proposal; proposition; suggestion
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
testimony; (verbal) evidence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
secretariat; executive office
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field