political measures; policy
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
resolution; decision; vote
interest; rights; concession
life or death; existence; destiny
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
leadership skill; leadership ability
only; merely; but; no more than
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)