order; discipline; regularity; system; method
maintenance; preservation; improvement
like this; this sort; this way
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
social unrest; public anxiety
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
unfairness; injustice; partiality
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to entrust; to leave to a person
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
candidate (for an election)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
chair; stool; post; office; position
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
(committee) chairman; president
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent