calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
craving; longing; thirsting
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
morals; ethics; moral training
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
one lump; one body; one group
government; administration; ministry
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
antiforeignism; exclusionism; exclusivism; chauvinism
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation