promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
broadcasting (e.g. seed); disseminating; distributing (e.g. favours); pork barrelling
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pointing out; identification
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
world economy; international economy
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
as; because; with; due to
our country; our land; one's own country
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
naturally; of course; understandably
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
bureau director; office chief
story; tale; talk; discussion
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!