to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
surveillance system; monitoring system
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute
traitor (to one's country)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
postwar period; period after Second World War
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
because of; owing to; due to
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
absorption; suction; attraction
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
collection (of post from a mailbox, etc.)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
just because; even if; even though
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing