worry; fear; anxiety; concern
calamity; disaster; accident
subordination; dependency
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
support; backing; patronage
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
Japanese person; Japanese people
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
master; masterhand; maestro
epic film; big-budget movie
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person