all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to accept; to receive; to agree
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
it is not (like that) either
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
main question; real issue at hand
preface; introduction; preamble
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding