possession;  retention;  maintenance
 not less than;  ... and over;  beyond (e.g. one's expectations);  above;  above-mentioned;  aforementioned
 growth;  development;  growing up;  growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
 to collapse;  to crumble;  to get out of shape;  to lose one's shape;  to break down;  to be thrown into disarray;  to crash (stock market)
 present day;  modern times;  recent times;  early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
 founder;  originator;  pioneer
 to wait;  to await;  to look forward to;  to depend on;  to need
 adjacency;  contiguity;  being adjoined
 hostility;  antagonism;  opposition
 time;  hour;  occasion;  case;  chance;  opportunity
 economic warfare;  economic war
 form;  shape;  figure;  visage
 to come down;  to go down;  to hang;  to dangle;  to move back;  to step back;  to deteriorate
 when it becomes;  when it comes to
 to say;  to utter;  to name;  to call;  to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping");  to make a noise
 state;  condition;  situation;  appearance;  circumstances
 needless fear;  groundless apprehension;  unfounded worry
 pole;  rod;  line;  dash;  spoken monotonously
 final;  eventual;  ultimate
 to yield;  to give in;  to bend (knee, etc.);  to subdue;  to overpower; (arch.)  to feel down
 shoe;  shoes;  boots;  footwear;  footgear
 shame;  embarrassment;  disgrace
 the others;  the remainder
 historical event;  ancient event;  tradition;  folklore;  legend
 ago;  since;  before;  previous
 sprout;  shoot;  bud;  germinal disk (in an egg)
 acquaintance;  relation;  affinity;  reason
 tradition;  legend;  folklore
 inheritance;  bequest;  legacy;  heritage
 somewhere;  anywhere;  in some respects
 political measures;  policy
 judging from;  on the basis of;  from the point of view of
 honesty;  sincerity;  trust;  reliance;  (religious) faith;  devotion
 appearing ...;  looking ...;  way to ...;  method of ...ing;  form;  style
 low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.);  low (position);  close to the ground;  short (height);  deep (voice);  in a low key
 after ages;  posterity;  future life;  the next world
 period;  time;  opportunity;  chance;  age;  term (e.g. in office);  session (e.g. of parliament)
 condition;  assumption;  intention;  intent;  premise (in logic)