it seems so; that's what it looks like
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
postwar period; period after Second World War
few decades; many decades; several decades
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
much less; to say nothing of
shady; underhanded; questionable
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
public institution; public organization; official body
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
representative; exemplary; model
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
for example; for instance; e.g.
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
view (of life, etc.); outlook
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience