why; how; for what reason
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
supreme leader; ultimate leader
official announcement; proclamation
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
witnessing; observing; sighting
after that; afterwards; thereafter
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
going around; patrol; round; tour
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
interior; inside; internal
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
naked eye; the physical eye
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
literally; to the letter; literal
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman