neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
foreign enemy; outside invader
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
holding on to; sticking to
along the road; along the way
boastful speech; bragging
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
regret; repentance; remorse
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
married woman; another's wife