hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
decision; determination; resolution
regret; repentance; remorse
sense of values; values; value system
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
sincere; honest; faithful
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
father and mother; parents
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
to try to do; to attempt to do
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
human rights; civil liberties
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
tool; implement; means; furniture
social environment; social conditions
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
majority group (party, faction)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
enterprise; business; company; corporation
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
priority; order of precedence
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
preliminary step; first step
application; request; petition