union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
that is to say; so that means
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
you (plural); all of you; you all
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
consideration; taking into account
true character; real nature
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
military affairs; military service
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
if you think about it; come to think of it
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
tension; mental strain; nervousness
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
administration; governance; the authorities; authority