to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
whole nation; whole land; whole country
reality; actuality; hard fact
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to manage something successfully; to be successful
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
postwar period; period after Second World War
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
light; faint; pale; fleeting
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...