national border; provincial border
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to make a speech; to address
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to hold fast; to protect to the end
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to become pale; to turn pale
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
polite; respectful; reverent
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay