flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
each field; various circles
discussion; argument; debate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
go that far; to that extent
really; truly; indeed; good grief
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to face; to go towards; to head towards
had better ...; had better not ...
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
if you think about it; come to think of it
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to think of; to come up with
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery