appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
around the world; throughout the world
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
of course; certainly; naturally
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
war; fighting; fierce competition
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
enterprise; business; company; corporation
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
Europe and America; the West
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)