behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
official announcement; proclamation
going upstream; sailing against the current
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
alteration; falsification; faking
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
system of guilt by association (especially that of Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime)
family; relatives; dependents; household
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to be led by; to be headed by
thousands; several thousand
(period of) a year; during an era
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
frame; framework; outline
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
difference between the sexes; sexual difference