sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
in the end; at the end of the day
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
settlement; solution; resolution
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
approval; license; licence; permission
human trafficking; slave trade
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)