sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
that; the matter in question
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
choices; alternatives; options
consideration; taking into account
but; however; provided that
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
having said that; on the other hand
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
ago; since; before; previous
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange