research and development; R&D
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
already; now; no longer; not any more
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
until now; so far; up to the present
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
student (esp. a university student)
independence movement; mutually independent
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
economic world; financial circles; business community
influence; clout; leverage
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(college) president; secretary-general
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
declaration of independence
capable of anything; liable to do
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)