going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
love affair; love relationship
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
recommendation; endorsement
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
good young man; agreeable youth
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
compensated dating (young men with older women)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
guardian; protector; patron; parent
permission; approval; authorization; license
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience