union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
cooperation; collaboration
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
participation; joining; entry; adherence
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
diploma; licence; license
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to turn towards; to point
group; party; team; squad; section
more and more; increasingly; all the more