versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
to know (someone); to think; to believe
to manage a state; to govern a country
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
commandant; commanding officer; general
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
discussion; argument; debate
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
someone (something) not to be trifled with
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
thorough; exhaustive; complete
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
this; our; right; justice; checking account
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate