dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
as if nothing had happened
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
dealing with; coping with
to become settled; to be fixed
case worker; case officer
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
charitable person; philanthropist
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
audience; attendance; hearers
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
physical labor (esp. forced); strenuous manual labor; toil
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand