innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
direct connection; direct link
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
free (of charge); gratuitous
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
monetary system; currency system
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
else; in addition; besides
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
it's been a long time; long time no see
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of