until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
true state; actual condition; reality
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
national traits or character; nationality
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
that is to say; so that means
to be forward; to be impertinent
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
conservative swing; drift to the right; rightward trend
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to be conspicuous; to stand out
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation