one's family, relations, and followers
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with (the tide); to go with (the flow, the times, etc.); to go against (the tide, the flow, etc.)
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
major surgery; major operation
past misdeed; past error; past folly; past sin
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
zest for living; energy to live
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
discontented element; discontented (grumbling) member
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to be fired up with enthusiasm for accomplishing something
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
to bite off; to gnaw through
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
pasting; sticking; attaching; affixing; appending
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
just; fair; proper; reasonable
change of air; change of scenery
very little (amount); next to nothing; hardly any; paltry; meagre
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
human rights; civil liberties
worry; care; consideration
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
it hasn't been long since
incomplete enlightenment; incompletely enlightened person
trivial; not amounting to much
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution