person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
postponement; deferment; adjournment
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
all night; throughout the night
personal (employee); employed; retained
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to become frayed; to become loose
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
how; in what way; I wonder
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy