to pick a fight; to find fault
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
financial muscle; economic clout
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
estimate (of costs); budget
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
results; record; grades; marks
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
concession; conciliation; compromise
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
this is why; this means; it is the case that
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
another; different; something else
valuable article; valuables
one's share; one's portion