far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
one (thing); one piece; one item
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation
democracy; democratic nation
press conference; news conference
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
self-interest; selfish desire
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
all; entire; whole; altogether
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
hiding one's embarrassment
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
maid; helper; help; assistance
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed