naturally; of course; understandably
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
prevention; precaution; protection against
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
will not do; do not; does not
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
maintaining the status quo
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
just because; even if; even though
regarding highly; attaching importance to
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(political) power; authority; influence
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
this is why; this means; it is the case that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
help; assistance; service
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
right (to do something); authority; power
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to order; to command; to appoint
dealing with; coping with
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex