treaty; pact; convention; agreement
arrangement; pact; agreement
leader; guide; mentor; coach
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
comparatively; quite; rather
script; screenplay; scenario
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
rescue mission; evacuation operation
real number; actual number (as opposed to a speculative number); true number
piece of evidence; evidence
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
half-sibling (with a different mother)
ability; capability; skill
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them; spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer; (lit.) when mixing with vermillion, one becomes red
float; pontoon; float (beverage with ice cream floating in it); float
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
labour and management; labor and management
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples