duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
how; in what way; how about
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
establishment; settlement
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
calamity; disaster; misfortune
epidemic; plague; pestilence
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love