judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
stomach lining; gastric wall
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
retiring from military service
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
cohabiting but living in different worlds
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
tradition; legend; folklore
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
technical research institute
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
interruption; interference; butting in
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
authority; power; influence
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
perception; sensing; noticing
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell