to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
helper; assistant; help; assistance
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
structural reform; restructuring
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
massive response; huge reaction; big stir; sensation; major repercussions
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
reform; reformation; reorganization
Official Development Assistance; ODA
Official Development Assistance; ODA
public funds; public money
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
labor; labour; manpower; working force
home area; home town; local
technical; technological; practical
wages; pay; rental payment
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
for example; for instance; e.g.
in proportion to; just as much as
one's share; one's portion
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
railroad; railway; rail transport
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
customs (duties); duty; tariff
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
interest; rights; concession
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour