lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
official announcement; proclamation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
in the future; another day; later
detailed; minute; articulate
to ask a question; to ask questions
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
daily meals; three regular meals a day
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
within; inside of; less than
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume