confidential; secret; classified
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to lure someone; to entice someone
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
true character; true heart; true spirit
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
human relations; personal relationships
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
both hands; both arms; ten
guardian; protector; patron; parent
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
how long; how much; to what extent
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder