talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
reality; actuality; hard fact
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
independent action; acting alone
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
near; close; beside; third person
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
prejudice; bias; distorted view
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to discuss; to talk together
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be found; to be discovered
it is not (like that) either
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
two persons; two people; pair; couple
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
close; intimate; on good terms
to be needed; to be wanted
something like ...; something called ...
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
intelligence gathering; information gathering
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition