to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
understanding person; supporter
future; possible; potential; prospective
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
cash bonus; reward; bounty
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
with a fixed time; with a deadline
reform; reformation; reorganization
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
periodic; regular; routine
success or failure; result
punishment by demotion; disciplinary demotion
first time; first; initial
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
tide; current; tendency; trend
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
that country; (arch.) nirvana
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
countries; (various) nations
to take back; to recapture
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
connection; link; relationship
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
diagnosis; medical examination
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
preparing a prescription; compounding a medicine
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reading aloud; recitation
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas