plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
for example; for instance; e.g.
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
each nation; many nations; many countries
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
military force; military strength
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to turn towards; to point
suspicious-looking; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
intention; idea; inclination; wish
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
the very best; excellent; superb
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous