tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
oppression; suppression; pressure
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
considerably; fairly; quite
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
management; administration; operation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
labor; labour; manpower; working force
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at least; at most; (even) just
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that