trouble; quarrel; dispute
final; eventual; ultimate
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
form; shape; figure; visage
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
you; (arch.) your residence
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to pass (of time); to elapse
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
almost; roughly; approximately
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
myself; yourself; I; me; you
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
(social) position; status
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
ministries and government offices; the authorities
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb