polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
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)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
talk; recital; narration; topic
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
border (between countries); national border
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
power; might; authority; influence
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
connection; link; relationship
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
heir; inheritor; successor
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
marital relationship; marital relations
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
if you do this; if this is the case
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade