domestic affairs; internal administration
ability; capability; skill
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to take over; to hand over
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
frequency (of occurrence)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
individual; private person; personal; private
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!