to be discouraged; to be disheartened
grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
branch manager; manager of a branch office
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
per person; per capita; per head
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
this; our; right; justice; checking account
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
state resident; people of a state
leader; central personage
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
central government ministries and agencies
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
head over heels; headlong; head first
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
some time ago; the other day
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable