to live; to get along; to spend (time)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
based on; built on; made from
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
otherwise; or else; if not
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
eldest daughter; first-born daughter