to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
should; must; -able; probably; likely
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
many people; a large number of people
to collect; to assemble; to gather
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
how; in what way; how about
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to spread; to be propagated
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to understand; to make out
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
between both countries; bilateral