to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
choices; alternatives; options
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
each nation; many nations; many countries
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
postwar period; period after Second World War
early (days); initial stage; initial
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)