laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
sad; wretched; deplorable
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to put one's strength into
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
enactment; establishment; creation
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
mental health; mental hygiene
place; room; margin; scope
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade