ostensible (surface) reason
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
in the meanwhile; during the time
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
split; division; break up
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
civilian control (of the military)
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
general election (of the lower house)
suffrage; the right to vote
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to accept; to receive; to agree
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
promotion; raising of status
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
distress; wretched condition
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
former army; Imperial Japanese Army
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to apologize; to apologise
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
depending on; dependent on