a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
settlement; solution; resolution
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
rule; reign; government; governing
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
future (usually near); prospects
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
exactly as stated; verbatim
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
self-analysis; autoanalysis
in the end; at the end of the day
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
rather; better; instead; if anything
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
guardian; mentor; protector
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way