union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
the question remains; it comes into question
don't you think?; indicates question
very interesting; of great interest
form; shape; figure; morph
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
function; facility; faculty; feature
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to comb down; to smooth down
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to practice magic; to practise magic
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling