suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
leader; central personage
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
armed might; military power; the sword; force
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to entrust; to leave to a person
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
domestic affairs; internal administration
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
that is to say; so that means
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
negative emotions; negative feelings
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)