by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
legislation; development of laws
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
sympathy; empathy; response
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
running a government administration; managing a cabinet
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
internal conditions; true state of affairs
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
labour and management; labor and management
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
physical condition; state of health
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration