plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
support; backing; aid; assistance
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
crescent moon; young moon
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
transactions; dealings; business
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
script; screenplay; scenario
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
young girl; lass; adolescent female
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
prime minister; premier; chancellor
no!; no no!; no, not at all
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty