to keep secret; to conceal
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to finger; to tamper (with)
former years; formerly; a few years ago
fair; exhibition; exposition
to throw open; to leave open
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to become clear; to be made public
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to bring; to take; to bring about
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound