attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
head of the student council; president of the student council
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
at first; in the beginning; originally
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
originally; by nature; from the start
negotiations; discussions; connection
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
while; even though; despite
home area; home town; local
people; men and women; each person; everybody
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
(how) many times; (how) often
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion