one night; one evening; all night; overnight
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to be main; to be principal; to be important
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
official name; formal name
city of temptation; wicked city; sin city
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to discuss; to talk together
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
republican form of government; republicanism
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
the right person in the right place
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
signature; signing; sealing
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
occurrence; happening; incident; event
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
great laughter; burst of laughter
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest