to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
influential person; man of importance
to concern; to be related
shady; underhanded; questionable
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
northern part; the north (of a region)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
every place; various places
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
dealing with; coping with
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
maintenance; preservation; improvement
number one; first; best; most; game; round
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
sympathy; compassion; pity
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
troubled times; turbulent times
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
danger; peril; hazard; risk
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district