passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
surrounding at a distance
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
go that far; to that extent
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to govern; to manage; to subdue
financial power; financial means; wealth
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
large number (of); many; majority
ordinary citizen; the general public
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind