activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
leadership; initiative; spearhead
don't you think?; indicates question
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
amount of money; sum of money
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
equality; impartiality; evenness
planning; project; plan; design
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major