implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
very much; very many; more and more
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
negotiations; discussions; connection
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
title of honour; title of honor
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
at once; immediately; right now
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind