check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to write down; to record; to register
deep affection; dear; beloved
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
increase (in an amount of money)
certainly; surely; definitely
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
even more; still more; further
promoting; increase; advance
you; (arch.) your residence
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
written seal; stylized signature
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
jokingly; in the form of a joke
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
reigning; controlling; dictating
each nation; many nations; many countries
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
course; route; path; process; means