relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
to do together; to share; to participate in
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
how; in what way; how about; questionable
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on