diversion; putting something to another use
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
border (between countries); national border
(necessary) personnel; required person
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
closely-guarded secret; top secret
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
creation; generation; formation; derivation
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
ramification; branching off
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
forbidden area; no-go zone
pass (e.g. backstage pass)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way