mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
when it becomes; when it comes to
originally; by nature; from the start
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
headquarters; head office; main office
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
while; during; while; although; all; both
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
military personnel; soldier
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
duty; obligation; responsibility
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in that way; thus; so; so?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete