faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
only; merely; but; no more than
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
internal conditions; true state of affairs
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
mission; delegation; transmission
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
product; produce; result; fruit
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
convenient; handy; useful
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
while alive; during one's lifetime
embodiment; realization; materialization
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
many; numerous; various; large number of
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
symbol; code; sign; notation
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
frame; framework; outline
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
coherence; order; focus; point
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)