country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
duty; function; office; mission; task
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
in person; personally; directly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
mask; disguise; guise; mask
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to face; to go towards; to head towards
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in that way; thus; so; so?
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
time; hour; period; class
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice