discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
paper tube; cardboard tube
polite; respectful; reverent
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
confidentially; privately; off the record
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to be relieved; to feel relieved
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
surely; certainly; without doubt
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
no loss or gain; coming out even
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
main entrance; front entrance; main exit; front exit
defense; defence; protection
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold