whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
society; the world; the times
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
honesty doesn't pay; life is unfair
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
last position; previous job; predecessor
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
association; union; guild
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
incident; affair; happening; event
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that