promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
final; eventual; ultimate
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
each (every) time; whenever
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
until now; so far; up to the present
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
the whole area; all areas
to claim victims; to leave casualties
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
already; now; no longer; not any more
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
information discovery; disclosure of information
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to bring; to take; to bring about
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
not necessarily so; is not always true
assertion; declaration; affirmation