official announcement; proclamation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
lineage; pedigree; good family
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
like this; this sort; this way
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
duty; function; office; mission; task
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
advanced level; high grade; senior
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
leader; authority; mainstay
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
while alive; during one's lifetime
he; she; that person; (arch.) you