period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
sundry; various; assorted
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
two (long cylindrical things)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
main force; chief object; mainline
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
important place; strategic point; critical location
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
supply; supplying; replenishment
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
regarding highly; attaching importance to
defense; defence; protection
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
stirring; slight movement
surely; certainly; without doubt
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy