in comparison to; rather than
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
adverse circumstances; adversity
to live through; to survive
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
association; society; organization; organisation
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
sending a telegram; telegraph
motherland; fatherland; native country
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
place; room; margin; scope
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order