private;  confidential;  informal;  secret;  (within the) family circle;  (on the) inside
 formation;  establishment;  conclusion (e.g. of a deal);  reaching (e.g. an agreement);  being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.);  holding
 I'm sorry;  (it's) inexcusable;  I feel regretful;  thank you very much (for help, etc.)
 formal signing (e.g. treaty)
 on the occasion of;  circumstances;  juncture
 giving;  provision;  furnishing
 to injure;  to damage;  to kill;  to hinder;  to obstruct
 negotiations;  discussions;  connection
 stagnation;  tie-up;  standstill;  congestion;  delay;  accumulation
 that way;  that direction;  that (one);  that person;  there;  over there
 the point just before;  the point of doing;  the verge of happening
 details;  particulars;  longitude and latitude;  warp and weft;  warp and woof
 skirmish;  brush (with the enemy);  small fight with a military enemy;  squabble;  quarrel;  brief argument
 to die out;  to peter out;  to become extinct;  to cease;  to be stopped;  to be discontinued
 north-east;  Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu);  Tohoku
 department (in an organization);  division;  club;  part;  component;  category
 to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks);  to grip (from both sides);  to put between;  to sandwich between;  to catch (e.g. a finger in a door);  to trap;  to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
 standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings);  standing opposite each other;  confrontation;  squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces);  standing off against
 to entrust (e.g. a task) to another;  to leave to;  to passively leave to someone else's facilities;  to leave to take its natural course;  to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim);  to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
 derailment;  digression;  deviation
 to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
 to give a warning;  to remind (a person) of
 stronghold;  inner citadel;  base;  headquarters
 in preparation (for);  in case (of);  in the lead-up (to)
 emergency measures;  urgent countermeasures
 cancellation;  rescinding;  release;  calling off;  lifting (sanctions);  delisting
 to think (about, of);  to think over;  to consider;  to bear in mind;  to think (that);  to believe;  to intend (to do)
 (following a verb) to be sure to;  to do (something) so that ...;  to make sure to;  to try to
 to project;  to show;  to portray;  to depict;  to describe
 black;  dark;  blackish;  suspicious;  criminal;  darkened and dirty;  sooty
 to point;  to nominate;  to select someone;  to identify;  to indicate;  to play (a game of shogi)
 frank;  direct;  plain;  straightforward;  point-blank;  concise
 the south;  southward;  southern direction;  countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
 various countries;  various regions;  various provinces
 reverse;  opposite;  converse (of a hypothesis, etc.);  inverse (function)
 to contain;  to comprise;  to hold in the mouth;  to bear in mind;  to understand;  to express (emotion, etc.)