declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to be main; to be principal; to be important
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
first generation; founder
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
nothing but; none other than
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
and so; therefore; for that reason
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
offense and defense; offence and defence
to unfold; to unroll; to open
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
close; intimate; on good terms
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
worldly desires; materialistic desires
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously