yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
activist (in a political movement); crusader (e.g. for women's rights)
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
National Economic Council
company union; yellow union
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
sunlight filtering through trees
to warm (up); to heat (up)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
every other day; every second day
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
adjustment of debts; debt-workout; consolidation of debts; settlement of debts
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
leader; head; president (of a bank); bank director; greenroom manager (in a theater)
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
guest member; associate member; honorary member
football (soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. soccer)
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
labor problem; labour problem
rational; reasonable; logical
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
odd; strange; queer; peculiar