intelligence; intellect; brains
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
(having) two choices; choice between two things
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
karōshi; death from overwork
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
home; household; family; hearth
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
internal (domestic) affairs
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism