background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
the people; citizens; the populace
atrocity; (arch.) treason
price; cost; value; worth; value
maintaining order (e.g. in a courtroom)
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
also known as; also called
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
large quantities of alcohol; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
feather; plume; plumage; down
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
determination; resolution
behaviour; behavior; conduct
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for