three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
political measures; policy
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
district; section; sector
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
important post; important office; key position
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
tedious; boring; being fed up with
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
living; lifestyle; living room
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected