(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to leave as is; to ignore
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
discretion; judgement; judgment
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
simply; merely; only; solely
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
competent; suitable; qualified
that's the way it is; such is life
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to spread; to be propagated
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to ask a question; to ask questions
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to be led by; to be headed by
duty; function; office; mission; task; role