yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
looking on (somebody) as hostile
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
major powers of the world; great powers
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
because; for; the reason why is ...
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
rule; reign; government; governing
self-interest; selfish desire
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
this for sure; certainly is
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down