forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to need; to call for; to require
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
connection; link; relationship
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be found; to be discovered
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
white (complexion); fair-skinned
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
guard; sentinel; garrison
alright; of no concern; unproblematic; okay; fine
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
infancy; childhood; tender age
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
public area of the Imperial Palace where the emperor carries out official business; imperial palace of a foreign country
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to provide; to arrange; to install
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
sukashibori; fretwork; openwork
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone