private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
financial power; financial means; wealth
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
more than usual; especially; particularly
messenger; envoy; emissary
radiant smile; contented smile
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
5th day of the month; five days
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
sunlight; rays of the Sun
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather