awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
drinking party; banquet; feast
chief; main; principal; major
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
construction; architecture (of buildings)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company