to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
to get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
infiltration; permeation; exudation; percolation; effusion; extraction
what people say; rumours; public opinion
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
being postponed; being repeatedly put off; being delayed
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
price; cost; value; worth; value
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
hairline; borders of the hair
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
returning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
details; particulars; everything; every last detail
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)