beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
self-consciousness; self-awareness
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
text; provisions (act, treaty)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
constitution of Japan; Japanese constitution
the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)
extract; excerpt; selection
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
justice; fairness; impartiality
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
retention; maintenance; preservation
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
international community; international society; the world
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to happen to meet; to come across
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to accompany; to go with; to go together
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
an assortment; combination
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
remark; statement; discourse
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset