various countries; various regions; various provinces
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
blood relationship; blood relative
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to make sense; to be meaningful
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
critical (condition); serious
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to intend; to be sure that
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
consent; acceptance; agreement
our country; our land; one's own country
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
from one's seat; without stirring
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
curtain; hanging; bunting
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
uncertain; vague; ambiguous