process; course; mechanism
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
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
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
polite; respectful; reverent
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
chief; main; principal; important
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
farming; agriculture; cultivation
power; authority; jurisdiction
firm; strong; solid; stable
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump