I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
country; territory; domain; realm
military force; military strength
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
desperately; for one's dear life
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
hard to get; hard to come by
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
not limited to; not just ...
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
just one person; only one
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to threaten; to make threats
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook