prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.
dining; dining room; meal
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
utmost limit; extremity; result
when it comes to; concerning
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
improvement of relations; rapprochement
trust; confidence; credence
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
to have troubles; to have concerns
surrounding at a distance
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
(Edo-period) chief minister
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to be to the point; to be pertinent
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
small number; few; minority
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of