faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
outside the country; abroad
outside one's jurisdiction
solidarity; joint; collective
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to help each other; to cooperate
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
after a long time; for the first time in a while
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
retainer; attendant; escort
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to recall; to remember; to recollect
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
verbal message; word (from someone)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
estimate (of costs); budget
advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter