falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
region; limits; stage; level
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
showing one's face in public; facing another person
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
generation; lifetime; age
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1869-1947)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound