pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
organizational change; organisational change; organizational reform
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
hereditary system; hereditary succession
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
election; selection; choice
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
support; backing; aid; assistance
there is nothing; having nothing
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
written oath; covenant; pledge
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
medicine; medical science
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
recommendation; endorsement
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
another thing; other things; another man's property
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes