to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to play a leading role; to play a central part
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
chief; main; principal; major
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
job; work; duties; trade; skill
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
form; shape; figure; visage
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
topic of discussion; agenda
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
all present; all concerned; all of us