sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
choices; alternatives; options
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
special; particular; peculiar; unique
domestic affairs; internal administration
popular name; common name; given name
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
(political) power; authority; influence
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe