to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
public holiday; celebration (of)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
able official; capable official
briskly; quickly; promptly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ritual; religious service; festival
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
common law; customary law (in international law)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
to concern; to be related
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
difference; disparity; gap
quality (of a product or a service)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
commerce; trade; business
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
receptacle; container; utensil; implement; personal property; (arch.) calibre