recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
clearing one's throat; cough
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to be overcome with emotion
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
territory; domain; dominion; possession
fertile; rich; productive
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
export; exportation; efferent
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
mountain range; mountain belt
fishing industry; fishery
accession to the throne; enthronement
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
young person; youth; young
(Japanese) imperial succession