many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
effective control (over territory); working control
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
derivation; development; offshoot
members; member; constituent
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
family name; professional name
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender; far right wing; right-wing extremist; radical right wing
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
rival candidate; opposing candidate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
to gain fame; to make one's name
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
strong person; the strong; the powerful
state of mind; mentality; psychology
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
individual; private person; personal; natural person
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening