topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
most part; greater part; majority
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
self-consciousness; self-awareness
danger; peril; hazard; risk
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to bring; to take; to bring about
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
interchange; international; inter-
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
educational institution; school; academy; campus
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
probability; likelihood; chances
how; in what way; by what means
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to be worried; to be troubled
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate