achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
operating expenses; budget
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
countermeasure; counter-measure
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
candidate (for an election)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
danger; peril; hazard; risk
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
rare; uncommon; not often seen
on the occasion of; at the time of
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
preface; introduction; preamble
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
observation; survey; watching
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
calamity; disaster; misfortune
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
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