lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
domestic affairs; internal administration
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
conservative (regressive) policy
expansionary fiscal policy
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
political measures; policy
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
active; positive; progressive
already; now; no longer; not any more
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
many problems; various problems
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
mechanism; organization; organisation
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
price; cost; value; worth; value
chair; stool; post; office; position
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
such; like that; that sort of; very