coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
secret; private; surreptitious
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
state secrets; secrets of the state
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
fall; decrease (in income)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
central government office; head office; this office
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
official announcement; proclamation
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
(navigable) canal; waterway
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud