to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
question; inquiry; enquiry
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
letter; missive; note; mail
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
our country; our land; one's own country
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
name; given name; first name
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
near; close; beside; third person
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
traitor (to one's country); quisling
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
noisy; confused; uproarious
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate