crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which
three; three years of age
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to take part in a conference
so; like this; in this way
to be prolonged; to drag on
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
headquarters; head office; main office
(exercising) the right to command
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
east, west, south and north
rating; classification; allocation; grading
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to pile up; to accumulate
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
the same rank; equality; apposition
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to attack; to assault; to assail
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market