negotiations; discussions; connection
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
writing on someone's behalf
accompanying note; postscript
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
January; first month of the lunar calendar
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
program of a ceremony (programme)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
something like ...; something called ...