degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
when it becomes; when it comes to
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
decrease; reduction; decline
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
various allowances; (other) benefits
adding up; totalling; totaling
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
split; division; break up
democratic movement; movement towards democracy
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
essence; true nature; substance; reality
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
government and municipal offices; public agencies
workers; employees; people on duty
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
mutually; reciprocally; together
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
tenth day of the month; ten days
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
common reed (Phragmites australis)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to face on; to look out on to
same; similar; (just) like; equal
decentralization; deconcentration
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening