inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
to live; to reside; to inhabit
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
because of; owing to; due to
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to live; to make a living; to get on with
independent state; independent nation
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
great joy; delight; jubilation
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
time; season; period; phase; stage
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
member nation; member state; signatory
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement