open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
interpersonal; between individuals
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
that; the matter in question
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to take over; to hand over
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
(social) position; status
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
minority group (party); minority
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled