to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
environment; circumstance
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
corporate drone; corporate slave
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to become possible; to become able to (do)