country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
war; fighting; fierce competition
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
at once; immediately; right now
to face; to go towards; to head towards
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
main question; real issue at hand
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
the deceased; the departed
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with