indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
something like ...; something called ...
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
if you think about it; come to think of it
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
parliamentarian; member of a congress
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
influential person; man of importance
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
strike (i.e. industrial action)
that is to say; so that means
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to feel; to sense; to experience
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically