mechanism; organization; organisation
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
terse; concise; simple and clear
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
since then; from that time; ever since
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to see through; to see the true nature of something
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to thrust before; to thrust at
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
how long; how much; to what extent
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
going through; going via; going by way of
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to begin; to set about; to start
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)