(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
resolution; decision; vote
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
yes and no; for and against
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
link; directory entry; rink
germination; pregnancy; arising (in); resulting (from); originating (in)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
before the gate; in front of the gate
land near a castle; castle town
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)