hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
water trickling from rocks
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
in that way; thus; so; so?
state secrets; secrets of the state
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
about; concerning; related to; -ish
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
in the hospital; hospitalized
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
please (give me); please (do for me)