old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
civilian control (of the military)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
maintenance; preservation; improvement
tool; implement; means; furniture
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
military personnel; soldier
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
armed forces; military; troops
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
rather; sooner; preferably
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
despotic government; autocracy
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
while; even though; despite
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
dictatorship; despotic government
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to thrust before; to thrust at
peace preservation; security; safety
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue