John Doe; Jane Doe; person unknown
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
on the occasion of; at the time of
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
powerful person; influential person
to be too numerous; to be too much
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to cease; to stop; to be over
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
honor; honour; credit; prestige
for today; for the time being
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
still; as yet; as it has been
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?