plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
political climate; political situation
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions; relaxation of regulations
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
influence; clout; leverage
should; must; -able; probably; likely
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to begin; to set about; to start
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
examination; investigation; prosecution
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
interior; inside; internal
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
conviction; belief; confidence
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being