under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
considerably; greatly; a lot
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
the same kind; accomplice; partner
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to be all out; to exhaust
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
pointing out; identification
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
different opinion; objection
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
present; current; in operation
to wash again; to reconsider
countermeasure; counter-measure
proposal; motion; recommendation
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
to say; to tell; to state; to do