matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to pass (of time); to elapse
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be worried; to be troubled
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
state secrets; secrets of the state
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
number of persons; personnel
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
conviction; belief; confidence
that day; the very same day
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
royal capital; imperial capital
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
nature park; natural park
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness