first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
animal product; livestock product
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
depending on; dependent on
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
increase and decrease; fluctuation
high (government) official
payment to the government
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join