lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
true state; actual condition; reality
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
technical; technological; practical
ability; performance; efficiency
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
heavy weapon; heavy weaponry; heavy firearm
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
much less; to say nothing of
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
how; in what way; how about; questionable
raw materials; ingredient
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
all aircraft; all machines; workings of all things; all activity
transport aircraft; transport plane
phrase; phrase; strawberry
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)