just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to smile broadly; to grin widely
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
hostility; antagonism; opposition
power; authority; influence
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
equality; impartiality; evenness
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
interference; intervention; meddling
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
separation of church and state
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
question; inquiry; enquiry
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure