regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
self-defense; self-defence
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
cabinet (of a government); ministry
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
extermination; annihilation
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
ability; capability; skill
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
civil servants; bureaucrat
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
power map; power structure; power relationships
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
complete stranger; total stranger
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch