in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
powerful person; influential person
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
that's the way it is; such is life
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
national character; regional character
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
imperial court; royal court
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
follower; attendant; valet; servant
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
progress; being under way
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite