domestic affairs; internal administration
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
starvation; famine; hunger
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
considerably; greatly; a lot
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
one more time; once more; once again
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly