existing law; existing laws; laws in force
autonomy; right of self-government
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
text; provisions (act, treaty)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
pawn; pawned article; pledge; security; guarantee
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
place to die; place of death
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
integrity; moral courage; rigidity
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to keep in mind; to memorize
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
all present; all concerned; all of us
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)