as expected (positive events); as hoped for
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
spirit; heart; disposition
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
a place or opportunity to make a display of
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
that's true; of course; obviously
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
system; institution; organization; organisation
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
for the present; for the time being
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning