approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
poor health; failing health
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
the whole nation; everyone in the country
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
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
rival; competitor; competition
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
business improvement order
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
administration of justice; judicature
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
social; societal; societary
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice