favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
the people; citizens; the populace
ongoing; in progress; afoot
topic of discussion; agenda
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
while alive; during one's lifetime
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
legislation; development of laws
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
development; exploitation
to begin; to set about; to start
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
study; research; investigation
making practical; making useful; implementing
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
distinction; differentiation; classification
to name; to call; to christen; to term
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only