so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
originally; by nature; from the start
territory; autonomous region
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
relation; connection; relevance
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
system; institution; organization; organisation
reform; reformation; reorganization
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(political) administration; political power
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be needed; to be wanted
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
autonomy; right of self-government
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
friction; discord; strife
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
comparatively; relatively
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)