lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
moving about; stirring about
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
keep in mind; take note of; remember
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
(enter into, be in) a state of war
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
human relations; humanity
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
in unison; as one; united