kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
massing (of troops); gathering
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
such ... as; or some such
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
front; frontage; facade; main
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
accurate; correct; precise; exact
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
inheritance from a parent
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
everything working out as desired
to fall ill; to be taken ill
not necessarily so; is not always true
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined